Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)
Crisis Intervention Training is a 5 day training program for law enforcement officers to learn how to respond safely and quickly to people with serious mental illness in crisis. Officers learn to recognize the signs of psychiatric distress and how to de-escalate a crisis, avoiding officer injuries, consumer deaths, and tragedy for the community, as well as linking people with appropriate treatment.
Officers are trained to recognize signs and symptoms of mental illness, appropriate medications and side effects, use of verbal de-escalation, active listening skills, and police tactics for safe restraint and use of force techniques as well as a tour of mental health facilities and role playing.
The course is taught by NAMI SC’s Director of CIT Training, consumers and family members who share their personal experiences, and mental health professionals in the community.
If you do not see a class in your area and your agency is interested in hosting this free 5 day CIT Training Course please contact: Donna Breimann 864-238-2564, fairplay95@gmail.com or Sherri Cloud 803-422-9223, sherri.cloud@aol.com
2018 5 Day Training Classes
January 8-12, 2018 Al Cannon Detention Center
January 22-26, 2018 – York County – Contact Lt. Brian Boling to register. 803-628-3059 brian.boling@yorkcountygov.com
February 5-9, 2018 – Greenville PD
February 19-23, 2018 Lexington PD
March 5-9, 2018 – Spartanburg PD
March 12-16, 2018- Lenior Rhyne
March 26-30, 2018 Greenville Detention
April 2-6, 2018 Richland County SO
April 9-13, 2018 Lancaster County
April 30- May 4, 2018 Beaufort County SC
April 30- May 4, 2018 Myrtle Beach PD
May 14-18, 2018 North Charleston PD
June 4-8, 2018 Al Cannon Detention Center
June 18-23, 2018 Columbia PD
July 9-13, 2018 PPP Florence
July 16-20, 2018 Sumter
July 16-20, 2018 Greenville County SC
July 23-27, 2018 Tri County Tech (Anderson)
August 6-10, 2018 Lexington PD
August 27-31, 2018 Al Cannon Detention Center
September 10-14, 2018 North Charleston PD
September 17-21, 2018 Myrtle Beach PD
September 24-28, 2018 Greenville Detention Center
October 1-5, 2018 Charleston PD
October 1-5, 2018 Greer PD
October 15-19, 2018 Columbia PD
October 22-26, 2018 – Georgetown PD
November 5-9, 2018 Greenville PD
November 12-16, 2016 Columbia PD
November 12-16, 2018 Charleston Co. SO
December 3-7, 2018 Columbia PD
December 10-14, 2018 Greenville County
December 10-14, 2018 Horry County PD
2019 5 Day Training Classes
January 21-25, 2019 Beaufort County SO
January 28-Feb. 1 Mt. Pleasant PD
February 4-8, 2019 North Charleston PD
February 18-22, 2019 Myrtle Beach PD
February 25- March 1, 2019 Greenville County SO
March 4-8, 2019 Al Cannon Detention Center
March 11-15, 2019 Spartanburg PD
March 25-29, 2019 Clemson University PD
April 8-12, 2019 Richland County SO
April 15-19, 2019 Conway PD
April 29- May 3, 2019 Charleston CSO
May 6-10, 2019 Beaufort County SO
May 13-17, 2019 Charleston PD
May 20-24, 2019 Columbia PD
June 3-7, 2019 Lexington PD
June 10-14, 2019 PPP Greenville
July 8-12, 2019 Camdem PD
July 22-26, 2019 Tri-County Tech
July 29- August 2, 2019 Charleston CSO
August 5-9, 2019 Richland Co. SO
August 12-16, 2019 Al Cannon Detention Center
September 9-13, 2016 Greer PD
September 23-27, 2019 Greenville Detention Center
September 30- October 4, 2019 Charleston CSC
October 7-11, 2019 North Charleston PD
October 21-25, 2019 – Georgetown PD
November 4-8, 2019 Lancaster County SC
November 18-22, 2019 Greenville PD
December 2-6, 2019 Horry County PD
December 9-13, 2019 Columbia PD
2020 5 Day CIT Trainings
January 13-17, 2020 Myrtle Beach PD
February 3-7, 2020 Lexington PD
March 2-6, 2019 Conway PD
March 9-13, 2020 Columbia PD
March 16-20, 2020 Charleston PD
March 30- April 3, 2020 Clemson University
April 13-17, 2020 Richland County SO
May 4-8, 2020 Beaufort County SO
June 15-19, 2020 PPP Columbia Area
July 20-24, 2020 Tri-County Tech
August 3-8, 2020 North Charleston PD
August 17-21, 2020 Aiken County Detention Center
September 7-11, 2020 Columbia PD
October 19-23, 2020 Richland County SO
November 2-6, 2020 North Charleston PD