Welcome to the NAMI CIT Technical Assistance Resource Center. Our mission is to supply mental health care, law enforcement, advocacy workers and consumers with the latest information about Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs.  The NAMI CIT Technical Resource Center serves as a repository of information about CIT programs nationwide.   The Center facilitates ongoing communications between CIT programs and engages in national networking to establish standards and promote the expansion of CIT. 

To subscribe on our e-newsletter, CIT in Action, go to www.nami.org/subscribe. Click on links below pass issues. We also maintain a list-serv, which provides announcements and urgent news on jail diversion, CIT, and forensic issues. To sign up for the Forensic list-serv, email Laura at laurau@nami.org.

For more information about CIT, contact Laura Usher at Laurau@Nami.org or (703) 600-1109.

CIT Advocacy Toolkit
Please click on the link above to read NAMI's CIT Advocacy Toolkit. The toolkit includes basic information on CIT and criminalization; fundraising tools; a guide to building community partnerships and media talking points.

CIT in Action: November 2011
In this issue: CIT curriculum model in development, CIT programs collaborating with academic researchers, CIT frequently asked questions and more!

CIT in Action - June 2011
In this issue: A sneak peek of NAMI's new CIT for Youth implementation manual, a training officer's perspective on CIT, a recent Supreme Court decision on prison conditions in California and more!

CIT in Action - March 2011
The role of CIT in preventing violent tragedies, Law Enforcement/Mental Health Learning Sites, a new report on budget cuts, and more...

Fighting stigma in law enforcement
Major Sam Cochran of the Memphis CIT program talks about CIT and fighting stigma in law enforcement.

NAMI Connecticut's Understanding the Criminal Justice System
NAMI Connecticut recently released this guide to the criminal justice system in Connecticut for adults with mental illnesses, advocates and families.

Sequential Intercept Model
The National GAINS Center's newly updated Sequential Intercept Model.

Developing a Comprehensive Plan for Mental Health and Criminal Justice System Collaboration: The Sequential Intercept Model
The National GAINS Center has released an updated version of the Sequential Intercept Model for comprehensive community planning.

CIT International
Visit the website of CIT International, a non-profit membership organization whose primary purpose is to facilitate understanding, development and implementation of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training programs throughout the U.S. and in other nations worldwide in order to promote and support collaborative efforts to create and sustain more effective interactions among law enforcement, mental health care providers, individuals with mental illness, their families and communities and reduce the stigma of mental illness.

Memphis Police CIT
Learn more about the Memphis Police Department CIT program on their website.

National Re-entry Resource Center
The Resource Center, established by the Second Chance Act, provides assistance to the prisoner reentry field. It provides education, training, and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, nonprofit organizations, and corrections agencies working on prisoner reentry.

Police Executive Research Forum
PERF is a membership organization of police executives, and is dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research and involvement in public policy debate.

Resources from the Fourth Annual CIT National Conference
The Fourth Annual CIT National Conference was in Atlanta, GA, November 4-6, 2008. Go to the website to learn more and download copies of presentations.