Course Overview: Crisis
Intervention First Look: Focused Response for Youth, an eLearning course, offers insights and practical guidance
on the applicability of Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) for the youth
population. As children and teens confront startling rates of psychological
distress, first responders and community service providers turn to the CIT
model for a collaborative, structured, and coordinated response.
The course explores the growing factors impacting youth mental health
and the needs of various youth populations such as the LGBTQ+ community. Focusing on the applicability of CIT youth
crisis response, the course provides next steps and resources for CIT
implementation. Law enforcement officers, mental health practitioners, and
mental health advocates draw upon their unique experiences to share best
practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Examine the contributing factors to mental
health crises in young people
- Explore the impact of youth mental health issues
on communities
- Examine the need for crisis response for youth
who are members of populations such as the LGBTQ+ community
- Explore current youth-focused crisis response
practices being implemented by CIT practitioners
- Examine the goals and desired outcomes related
to youth-focused crisis response and the CIT model
- Identify the potential benefits of CIT
implementation on youth-focused crisis response
- Explore the next steps in CIT implementation
planning to support youth in crisis
- Identify key national CIT, youth support, LGBTQ+
advocacy, and mental health organizations and resources
Target Audience: Public safety and community service
practitioners, decision makers, and policy planners from any discipline
involved in facilitating effective responses to youth mental-health crises.
Cooperative Partners: This tuition-free online
training was developed by the National Center for Policing Innovation (NCPI)
and was originally supported by cooperative agreement 15JCOPS-21-GK-02306-SPPS by
the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
Learning
Hours: 1
hour including the pre-test and post-test.
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