CIT new briefs - 2023-Present

For more information or to request Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training in your community, please contact Kellie Moran, Robert Nelson or Jennifer LaBonte, Justice Systems Clinical Liaisons for Sandhills Center -- 1-800-256-2452.

CIT training held in Guilford County

Guilford County hosted a 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training during the week of April 24, 2023. Capt. Holly Pate of the Greensboro Police Department and Capt. Rachel Juren of the High Point Police Department served as host officers. Twenty-five students graduated from the class. Graduates represented the Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department Guilford County Sheriff's Office (Detention and Patrol), the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections - Community Supervision, UNC Greensboro Police Department, Guilford County Emergency Medical Services, and Guilford Metro 911. CIT is sponsored in collaboration with Sandhills Center, NAMI-Guilford, High Point Police Department, Greensboro Police Department and Guilford Technical Community College. Photo credit: Heather Odendahl, Sandhills Center

Guilford CIT April 2023

Above: Guilford County CIT graduates - April 2023

Sandhills Center publishes CIT Year In Review for 2022

Sandhills Center has published its 2022 Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training Year In Review - PDF which details the accomplishments of the training year in the region. It is our way of thanking all of our community partners and participants for their efforts and accomplishments during the past year.

Sandhills Center cosponsors Advanced CIT training in Lee County

Lee County held an Advanced Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training class on March 21, 2023, at the Emergency Services Training Center of Central Carolina Community College. Sgt. Scott Hair of the Sanford Police Department served as host officer. Chairman Kirk Smith, Lee County Board of County Commissioners, opened the class and presented Lt. S. Dana Elliott, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, with a Certificate of Appreciation for his dedicated service to the citizens of Lee County, North Carolina, and to the success of CIT. Fifteen law enforcement and first responders completed the 8-hour training class. Participants included representatives from the Sanford Police Department, Greensboro Police Department, Holly Springs Police Department, Hoke County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Moore County Public Safety - Cypress Pointe Fire Department, Moore County Sheriff’s Office, Moore County Schools Police Department, and Mount Gilead Police Department. Training topics included Working with Veterans/Military PTSD, Suicide Prevention and Intervention and Officer/First Responder Wellness. CIT in Lee County is supported through a partnership between Sandhills Center, the Sanford Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections - Community Supervision, Daymark Recovery Services, Central Carolina Hospital: A Duke LifePoint Hospital, Therapeutic Alternatives, Central Carolina Community College, NAMI - Cumberland, Harnett and Lee Counties, and the Lee County Health Department/LeeCAN. Photo credit: Neil McGowan, Central Carolina Community College

Above: Lee County Advanced CIT graduates - March

Guilford County hosts first CIT class of 2023

Guilford County held the first Crisis Intervention Team training class of 2023 during the week of Feb. 27 - March 3. The training was held at Sandhills Center's Greensboro office with Lt. Holly Pate of the Greensboro Police Department, and Capt. Rachel Juren of the High Point Police Department serving as host officers. Twenty-six students graduated from the 40-hour class. Students came from a variety of agencies including the Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department, Guilford County Sheriff's Office, Guilford Metro 911, Elon Police Department, UNC Greensboro Police Department, and Guilford County Emergency Medical Services. Guilford County CIT is a collaboration between Sandhills Center, NAMI Guilford, Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department and Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC). Photo credit: Heather Odendahl, Sandhills Center

Above: Guilford County CIT graduates - February/March 2023