Training Calendar
November 7-10, 2022
Brown County
Contact: Deanna Vietze
Email: dvietze@bcmhas.org
NOVEMBER 7-11, 2022
Richland County
Contact: Mary Kay Pierce
Email: marykay@namirc.org
NOVEMBER 14-18, 2022
Athens, Hocking, & Vinton Counties
Contact: Kimberly Robinson
Phone: 740.593.3177 ext. 210
Email: Kim@ahv317.co.athens.oh.us
NOVEMBER 14-18, 2022
Cuyahoga County
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400, ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
NOVEMBER 14-18, 2022
Stark County
Contact: Erin Ivers
Email: erin.ivers@starkmhar.org
NOVEMBER 14-18, 2022
Summit County
Contact: Doug Smith
Email: dougsmith@admboard.org
NOVEMBER 16-17, 18-22, 2022
Trumbull County
Contact: John Myers
Email: jmyers@trumbullmhrb.org
NOVEMBER 28 – DECEMBER 2, 2022
Cuyahoga County
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400, ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
DECEMBER 4-9, 2022
Cuyahoga County
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400, ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
December 5-8, 2022
Brown County
Contact: Deanna Vietze
Email: dvietze@bcmhas.org
DECEMBER 5-8, 2022
Miami, Darke and Shelby Counties
Contact: Brad Reed
Email: reedb@tcbmds.org
DECEMBER 19-23, 2022
Cuyahoga County
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400, ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Medina County
Contact: Gail Houk
Phone: 330.764.3607
Email: ghouk@alternativepaths.org
FEBRUARY 6-10, 2023
Summit County
Contact: Doug Smith
Email: dougsmith@admboard.org
FEBRUARY 6-10, 2023
Tuscarawas County
Contact: Jenna Kanter-Mesa Vasquez
Phone: 330.308.6653
Email: kanter-mesavasquez@co.tuscarawas.oh.us
FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 2, 2023
Wood County
Contact: Jessica Hartman
Email: jessicah@namiwoodcounty.org
MARCH 6-10, 2023
Hamilton County
Contact: Beth Roach
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MARCH 13-17, 2023
Stark County
Contact: Erin Ivers
Email: erin.ivers@starkmhar.org
MARCH 27-30, 2023
Scioto County
Contact: Amy Hamm
Email: a.hamm@shawneemhc.org
MARCH 27-31, 2023
Mahoning County
Contact: Tracy Moracco
Email: tracy.moracco@mahoningcountyoh.gov
APRIL 3-6, 2023
Wood County
Contact: Jessica Hartman
Email: jessicah@namiwoodcounty.org
APRIL 17-23, 2023
Lorain County
Contact: Arielle Edwards
Email: aedwards@mharslc.org
APRIL 24-28, 2023
Lake County
Contact: Joe Parkin
Email: jparkin@crossroadshealth.org
APRIL 27, MAY 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023
Seneca, Sandusky, Wyandot, Erie, Ottawa, and Huron Counties
Contact: Melanie White
Phone: 419.334.8021
Email: mawhite@namissw.org
APRIL 24-28, 2023
Miami, Darke, & Shelby Counties
Contact: Brad Reed
Email: ReedB@tcbmds.org
APRIL 24-28, 2023
Summit County
Contact: Doug Smith
Email: dougsmith@admboard.org
MAY 1-5, 2023
Delaware and Morrow Counties
Contact: Rhianna Mattix
Email: rmattix@dmmhrsb.org
MAY 1-5, 2023
Paint Valley
Contact: Melanie Swisher
Email: mswisher@pvadamh.org
MAY 1-5, 2023
Washington County
Contact: Tim Hahn
Email: thahn@wcbhb.org
MAY 8-12, 2023
Hamilton County
Contact: Amanda Shaw
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MAY 8-12, 2023
Richland County
Contact: Mary Kay Pierce
Email: MaryKay@namirc.org
MAY 15-19, 2023
Hamilton County
Contact: Beth Roach
Email: broach@mhankyswoh.org
JULY 17-21, 2023
Seneca, Sandusky, Wyandot, Erie, Ottawa, and Huron Counties
Contact: Melanie White
Phone: 419.334.8021
Email: mawhite@namissw.org
AUGUST 7-11, 2023
Hamilton County
Contact: Beth Roach
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AUGUST 7-11, 2023
Summit County
Contact: Doug Smith
Email: dougsmith@admboard.org
OCTOBER 2-6, 2023
Seneca, Sandusky, Wyandot, Erie, Ottawa, and Huron Counties
Contact: Melanie White
Phone: 419.334.8021
Email: mawhite@namissw.org
OCTOBER 2-6, 2023
Wayne & Holmes Counties
Contact: Dawn Ross
Email: dross@namiwayneholmes.org
OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Lake County
Contact: Joe Parkin
Email: jparkin@crossroadshealth.org
NOVEMBER 6-11, 2023
Richland County
Contact: Mary Kay Pierce
Email: marykay@namirc.org
NOVEMBER 12-17, 2023
Summit County
Contact: Doug Smith
Email: dougsmith@admboard.org
DECEMBER 4-7 2023
Miami, Darke, & Shelby Counties
Contact: Brad Reed
Email: ReedB@tcbmds.org
OCTOBER 18 , 2022
Cuyahoga County – CIT PST Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400 ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
NOVEMBER 8 , 2022
Cuyahoga County – CIT PST Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400 ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Montgomery County S.O. – CIT PST Training
Contact: Helen Jones-Kelley
Registration: https://cpddispatchercrisisintervention.eventbrite.ca
Email: hjones-kelley@mcadamhs.org
DECEMBER 12-13 , 2022
Cuyahoga County – CIT PST Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400 ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
JANUARY 26, 2023
Montgomery County – CIT PST Training
Contact: Kim Farrier
Email: kfarrier@mcadamhs.org
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Lorain County – CIT PST Training
Contact: Arielle Edwards
Email: aedwards@mharslc.org
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Wayne & Holmes Counties – CIT PST Training
Contact: Betty Riggs
Email: briggs@wcsohio.org
MARCH 2, 2023
Wayne & Holmes Counties – CIT PST Training
Contact: Betty Riggs
Email: briggs@wcsohio.org
MARCH 30, 2023
Lake County – CIT PST Training
Contact: Joe Parkin
Email: jparkin@crossroadshealth.org
APRIL 10-11, 2023
Hamilton County – CIT for Emergency Communications
Contact: Beth Roach
Email: broach@mhankyswoh.org
MAY 19, 2023
Lake County – CIT PST Training
Contact: Joe Parkin
Email: jparkin@crossroadshealth.org
JUNE 6, 2023
Miami, Darke, & Shelby Counties – CIT PST Training
Contact: Brad Reed
Email: ReedB@tcbmds.org
MARCH 9, 16, 23, 2023
Wood County – CIT Behavioral Health Clinicians
Contact: Jessica Schmitt
Email: Jessicas@namiwoodcounty.org
SEPTEMBER 27-27, 2023
Miami, Darke, & Shelby Counties – CIT Behavioral Health Professionals
Contact: Brad Reed
Email: ReedB@tcbmds.org
2023 OHIO CIT Conference
This year’s Ohio CIT Conference will be held in-person on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The location of the conference will be The Conference Center at OCLC (6600 Kilgour Place Dublin, OH 43017).
For more information, click here.
To register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-ohio-cit-conference-tickets-530781159737
2022 CIT Advanced Training Conference
On Wednesday, April 6, 2023, NAMI Ohio and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence held the 2022 CIT Advanced Training Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
Conference Materials
2021 CIT Advanced Training Conference
On April 16, 2021, NAMI Ohio and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence held the 2021 CIT Advanced Training Conference virtually with 270 participants.
Conference Materials
2019 CIT Advanced Training Conference
On October 18, 2019, NAMI Ohio and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence held the 2019 CIT Advanced Training Conference at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy with over 100 participants.
Conference Materials
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Lucas County – Veterans
Contact: Robert Kasprzak
Phone: 419.213.4240
Email: rkasprzak@lcmhrsb.oh.gov
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Wood County – 2PM-5PM
Contact: Jessica Hartman
Email: jessicah@namiwoodcounty.org
MARCH 6-10, 2023
Hamilton County -De-Escalation
Contact: Beth Roach
Email: broach@mhankyswoh.org
APRIL 4, 2023
Seneca, Sandusky, Wyandot, Erie, Ottawa, and Huron Counties – Advanced Autism and DD
Contact: Melanie White
Phone: 419.334.8021
Email: mawhite@namissw.org
APRIL 14, 2023
Wayne & Holmes Counties – Police Culture & Exposure to Cumulative Trauma
Contact: Dawn Ross
Email: dross@namiwayneholmes.org
MAY 11, 2023
Wood County – Topic TBD
Contact: Jessica Hartman
Email: jessicah@namiwoodcounty.org
MAY 18, 2023
Wood County – Topic TBD
Contact: Jessica Hartman
Email: jessicah@namiwoodcounty.org
MAY 23, 2023
Wood County – Nurses
Contact: Jessica Schmitt
Email: Jessicas@namiwoodcounty.org
JUNE 14, 2023
Hamilton County -De-Escalation
Contact: Beth Roach
Email: broach@mhankyswoh.org
JUNE 15, 2023
Wood County – CIT-Y
Contact: Jessica Schmitt
Email: Jessicas@namiwoodcounty.org
AUGUST 4, 2022
Cuyahoga County – CIT Refresher Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400, ext. 730
Email: ballard@ccmhb.org
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Cuyahoga County – CIT Refresher Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400, ext. 730
Email: ballard@ccmhb.org
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Cuyahoga County – CIT Refresher Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400, ext. 730
Email: ballard@ccmhb.org
NOVEMBER 3 , 2022
Cuyahoga County – CIT Refresher Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400 ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
DECEMBER 8 , 2022
Cuyahoga County – CIT Refresher Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400 ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
DECEMBER 20-21 , 2022 – CANCELLED
Cuyahoga County – CIT Refresher Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400 ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
DECEMBER 8 , 2022
Cuyahoga County – CIT Refresher Training
Contact: Carole Ballard
Phone: 216.241.3400 ext. 730
Email: ballard@adamhscc.org
MARCH 15 & 16 , 2023
Clark, Greene, & Madison Counties – CIT Refresher Training
Contact: Adam Kempf
Register: https://citarc2023.eventbrite.com
Email: adam@mhrb.org
APRIL 27, 2023
Wood County
Contact: Jessica Schmitt
Email: Jessicas@namiwoodcounty.org
APRIL 25-26, 2023
Wood County – CIT Fire & EMS
Contact: Jessica Schmitt
Email: Jessicas@namiwoodcounty.org
Training Resources
CIT PATROL OFFICER TRAINING
HIPAA privacy rule requirements that are applicable to law enforcement.
“Emergency Hospitalization and the Pink Slip Process”
Presented by Christina Shaynak-Diaz, Esq. at the 2019 Advanced Training Conference.
“WRITING AN EFFECTIVE HOLD”
Hamilton County, University Hospital Mobile Crisis Team
A comprehensive CIT training course includes examples of different social and cultural populations and how individuals in those populations may experience a mental health crises. Collectively, trainings provide a diversity experience for participants, but individual training blocks can also provide a more narrow focus. Training blocks are targeted to reflect the different local populations and teach participants skills on how to interact with them effectively.
“DEPLOYMENT 101: CREATIVE APPROACHES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT-MILITARY INTERFACE”
Presented by Karen Cutright, OEF/OIF Clinic Program Manager, Cincinnati VA Medical Center at the 9/5/12 CIT Advanced Training Conference
“FROM CONCUSSION TO CONSEQUENCES: A PRIMER ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY”
Presented by John Corrigan, PHD. Neuropsychologist, OSU Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the 9/5/12 CIT Advanced Training Conference
“LIVE YOUR LIFE WELL”
Hamilton County, MHA of Southwest Ohio provides a presentation addressing officer stress.
THE BADGE OF LIFE (BOL)
BOL is a program devoted to suicide prevention, wellness and self-care for law enforcement officers and those who care for them. The organization is comprised of active and retired police officers, medical professionals and surviving families of suicides from the United States and Canada. The cornerstone of the Badge of Life program is the “Emotional Self-Care Program” (ESC). Visit the Badge of Life website for information on suicide prevention, officer safety, PTSD and line of duty trauma and to request free information and materials that can assist you in developing training presentations and agency programs.
Learn more at The Badge of Life
“Breaking the Silence on Law Enforcement Suicides”
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) released a report on law enforcement officer suicide and mental health. This report serves as a national strategy for police chiefs to address suicide and mental health as core elements of officer safety and wellness. It summarizes a July 2013 symposium, supported by the US Department of Justice’s COPS Office, that brought together law enforcement, suicide prevention, and mental health experts to address this issue.
Crisis Intervention Teams are locally based programs where community members collaborate to intervene with people experiencing a mental health crisis. In order to do so, CIT members need to be aware of the available services in their area and have knowledge on how to access them when needed. Trainings provide participants with an in depth look of their local services and an opportunity to engage representatives about them.
“MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CIT DEESCALATION TRAINING”
Presented by Lt. Mike Woody (Ret), CIT International; Paul Lilley, Subject Matter Expert; and Cmdr. Chris Bowling, Columbus Police Department at the 2012 Advanced CIT Training Conference.
PERFECTING DEESCALATION SKILLS
Presented by Paul Lilley at the 2009 AMI Conference.
SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING
Created by Houston Police Department, these scenario-based training videos demonstrate examples of police interactions before and after CIT training. (Ohio CIT Coordinators who need a DVD copy can contact staff at the CCoE with their request)
- CIT Intervention-Depression/Suicide Example
- CIT Intervention-Disturbance Example
- CIT Intervention-Psychosis Example
“SUICIDE BY COP”
Presented by Terry Kukor, Ph.D., Netcare Access, at 2013 Advanced CIT Training Conference.
CIT TRAINING FOLLOW UP SURVEY
Hamilton County sends out follow up surveys to CIT graduates 4-8 weeks post training – a tool to solicit feedback from the training after officers may have had a chance to utilize the skills learned.
CIT TRAINING WRITTEN EXAM
Hancock County utilizes a written exam toward the end of the course to test the content knowledge of participating officers. Tests are graded and results used in larger class discussion to reinforce learning. The very last question where participants rate themselves is compared to the same question that participants respond to in a pre-training survey, allowing an aggregate view of self-reported readiness pre-and post-training.
Other Training Resources
LENDING LIBRARY
View the resources available in the CIT lending library*
Please send any requests to Ashley Eads at aeads@neomed.edu or 330.325.6397.
VIDEO CLIPS
MOVIE AND TV CLIPS
During the summer of 2015, Michela Corsi, a Northeast Ohio Medical University student, researched movie and TV clips to enhance CIT training and other training formats related to mental illness awareness. Many of these clips can be found on YouTube; however, because the CJ CCoE cannot verify ownership or authenticity of these YouTube postings, we are providing clock counter times for the clips, not internet links.
VIDEO CLIPS, PSAS, INTERVIEWS, AND DOCUMENTARIES
At the 2017 CIT International Conference, Thomas von Hemert and Kurt Gawrisch presented on a list of videos that may be useful in a variety of settings to promote cross systems collaboration, cross-training and other related work. Videos that may be beneficial to Ohio were extracted from that list.
The original list can be found on CIT International’s website.
DISPATCHER/CALL-TAKER TRAINING OF CIT TRAINERS
Emergency dispatchers are a critical link in the CIT program and may include call-takers, dispatchers and 911 operators. The success of CIT depends on their familiarity with the CIT program, knowledge of how to recognize a CIT call involving a behavioral crisis event, ability to solicit information that will help the community member and the responding CIT Officer, and appropriate dispatch of CIT Officers.
The Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence provided a Training of CIT Dispatch Trainers on February 21, 2017, May 18, 2017 and December 4, 2018. The three courses hosted 82 participants representing 27 Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board areas.
The goal of these courses was to provide trainers with the tools, materials and knowledge needed to hold a CIT companion course for dispatchers and call-takers in their home county. Training materials can be made available upon request. If you are interested in beginning a dispatch training in your community, please contact the CCoE at cjccoe@neomed.edu for more information.
Need additional resources or have questions? Contact the CJ CCoE at cjccoe@neomed.edu or contact the CIT Coordinator email list at citcoordinators@neomed.edu for assistance.
Contact
Phone: 330.325.6670
Email: cjccoe@neomed.edu
Ohio Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence
NEOMED Coordinating Center of Excellence
