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CIT for Youth Manual
Approximately 13 percent of youth live with a serious mental illness. Only about 20 percent of these youth get the treatment they need. Instead, all too often they end up in the juvenile justice system, where 70 percent of youth are living with one or more psychiatric disorders. To address this crisis and better meet the needs of youth living with mental illness, communities around the country have expanded their Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) to address the specific needs of youth. Learn more.
CIT for Youth aims to improve interactions between youth and law enforcement officers by training law enforcement officers and encouraging a community partnership that effectively connects youth with mental health needs to effective services and supports in their community. NAMI’s new CIT for Youth manual provides step-by-step guidance for implementing this program in your community.
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Bring CIT for Youth to your community by learning more about these five steps to implementation:
1. Building Community Partnerships (PDF)
2. Conducting Asset Mapping (PDF)
3. Planning and Coordinating (PDF)
4. Planning a CIT for Youth Training (PDF)
5. Measuring Effectiveness and
Ensuring Sustainability (PDF)
CIT for Youth Videos
Local Leaders Speak
Executive Director
NAMI
CIT Utah Program Director
Salt Lake City Police Department
Director of Youth Services
Oak Park Township, Ill.
Executive Director
NAMI Utah
Criminal Justice Project Director, NAMI CT
Executive Director
School Safety Advocacy Council
Director of Youth Services
Oak Park Township, Ill.
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