Missouri Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
Conference 2015
June 2, 2015
The University of Missouri Campus, Cornell Hall | Columbia, Missouri
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On June 2, 2015, the Missouri State CIT Council in collaboration with the Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral
Healthcare will host the first annual Missouri State CIT Conference at Cornell Hall on the University of Missouri campus
in Columbia, Missouri. This conference is open to all law enforcement officers, mental health professionals, students,
etc., and anyone with an interest in the adoption, adaptation, and development of CIT programs in their local
communities. Conference seminar sessions will be POST approved for law enforcement.
WHAT IS CIT?
CIT stands for Crisis Intervention Team, and is represented by police officers who have received a comprehensive 40hour training in the areas of mental illness, crisis response, active listening, tactical communication/de-escalation, and
mental health law. CIT officers are equipped with basic assessment skills for handling situations involving subjects in
mental or emotional crisis, and are provided with knowledge of area mental and behavioral health service providers
who may provide the most appropriate type of treatment for that mental health consumer.
CIT serves as both a jail diversion as well as a “fast-track” to immediate mental health assistance for those in crisis who
do not meet the criteria for an arrest on a criminal charge. It was developed in Memphis, Tennessee, in the late 1990s
and has since been adopted by law enforcement agencies around the world. Regional CIT councils, comprised of
representatives from various stakeholders in the mental health and law enforcement industries in their local
communities, serve as advisors to the programs locally and help to coordinate CIT trainings for area law enforcement
personnel.
HOTEL INFORMATION
A room block has been held for Monday and Tuesday night (June 1-2, 2015) at the Stoney Creek Inn, 2601 S. Providence
Road, Columbia, MO 65203. To make hotel reservations, please contact Stoney Creek Inn at 573.442.6400. The room
rate is $83.00 per night; please let them know you are there for the CIT conference to get the room rate.
REGISTRATION
Registration fee is only $25.
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2015 Missouri Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Conference | June 2, 2015 | University of Missouri, Cornell Hall, Columbia
AGENDA
Monday, June 1, 2015 (Missouri Theatre)
6:00 pm
Meet and Greet Reception/Social Event
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 (Cornell Hall, MU Campus)
8:00 am
Check in
8:30 am
Welcome & Introduction | Richard Gowdy, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Department of Mental Health
9:00 am
Keynote Speaker | Clarke Paris, the Pain Behind the Badge
10:15 am
BREAK—Please visit the exhibitors on the ground floor
10:45 am
Breakout Sessions 1
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New to CIT, Part 1 | Sgt. Larry White, KCPD and Sgt. Jeremy Romo, St. Louis County
Recognizing and Responding to PTSD in the Field| Grant O’Neal, Harry S. Truman VA
Family Pain Behind the Badge | Tracie Paris
Mental Health Professionals at Your Service: Understanding the Community Mental
Health (CMHL) Initiative | Christine Patterson, Ph.D., Missouri Coalition for
Community Behavioral Healthcare
11:35 am
*Lunch and Networking Opportunities (On your own)
1:00 pm
Breakout Sessions 2
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New to CIT, Part 2 | Sgt. Jeremy Romo, St. Louis County and Sgt. Larry White, KCPD
Progression of Stress | Clarke Paris
Bending the Curve for a Suicide Safer Future | Bart Andrews, Ph.D. Behavioral
Health Response
Mental Health Professionals at Your Service: Understanding the Community Mental
Health (CMHL) Initiative (Session repeated) | Christine Patterson, Ph.D., Missouri
Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare
1:50 pm
BREAK—Please visit the exhibitors on the ground floor
2:10 pm
Breakout Sessions 3
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Living Life with a Mental Illness: Stories of Moving Forward
Mental Health Law | CJ Dykhouse, Boone County Sheriff’s Department
Understanding Military Culture | Jon Sabala, Department of Mental Health
3:00 pm
BREAK—Please visit the exhibitors on the ground floor
3:15 pm
Keynote Speaker | Jules Ferraro & Nicole Wolf. I Did That: Suicide by Cop, A Personal Experience
4:30 pm
Adjourn
*Lunch will not be served; it is on your own.
2015 Missouri Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Conference | June 2, 2015 | University of Missouri, Cornell Hall, Columbia