Sandhills Center cosponsors CIT training in Richmond County

Publication Date: November 07, 2022

Richmond County held a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training class during the week of October 24, 2022, at Richmond Community College - Cole Auditorium. Officer Jan Owens of the Rockingham Police Department served as host officer. Thirteen law enforcement officers and first responders completed the rigorous 40-hour training course which focuses on helping them improve their responses to individuals who may be experiencing crises related to mental health, substance misuse, or intellectual/developmental disabilities. Participants included representatives of the Rockingham Police Department, Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Adult Community Corrections, and FirstHealth of the Carolinas Hospital Security. CIT in Richmond County is supported through a partnership between Sandhills Center, the Rockingham Police Department, Hamlet Police Department, Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Community Corrections, Daymark Recovery Services, Therapeutic Alternatives, Inc. - Mobile Crisis, Richmond Community College, and NAMI - Moore County. Photo credit: George E. Reynolds Jr., NAMI - Moore County.

Above: Richmond County CIT graduates - October 2022

Lee County hosts CIT training in October

Lee County held a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training class during the week of October 10, 2022, at the Emergency Services Training Center of Central Carolina Community College. Sgt. Scott Hair of the Sandford Police Department served as host officer. Fourteen law enforcement officers and first responders completed the 40-hour training course. Participants included representatives of the Sanford Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, Greensboro Police Department, FirstHealth of the Carolinas – Chatham County EMS, and Moore County Public Safety – Cypress Pointe Fire Rescue. CIT in Lee County is supported through a partnership between Sandhills Center, the Sanford Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Community Corrections, Daymark Recovery Services, Central Carolina Hospital: A Duke LifePoint Hospital, Therapeutic Alternatives, Central Carolina Community College, NAMI – Cumberland, Harnett & Lee Counties, and the Lee County Health Department/LeeCAN. Photo credit: Kellie Moran, Sandhills Center.

Above: Lee County CIT graduates - October 2022