Guilford County hosts CIT training

Publication Date: March 06, 2023

Guilford County held the first Crisis Intervention Team training class of 2023 during the week of Feb. 27 - March 3. 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