Crisis
Intervention Team Training-for Law Enforcement Officers
C.I.T. is a community
partnership that provides training for law enforcement officer and changes
the way mental illness is addressed.
The Lee's Summit
Police Department is active in the C.I.T. Program.
CIT Training began on March 12, 2001 at Lee's Summit Police Department.
For more information contact NAMi-KC at 816.931.0030 or Lee's Summit
Police Department at 816.969.7385.
Two additional training sessions will be available in 2001.
Learn more aboutC.I.T. by visiting the "Services"
page. Click
on any of the following pictures to view...use BACK arrow to return
to this page.
The Lee's Summit Police
Department participants:
Officer Don Cripps, Major Steve Underwood, Police Chief Ken Conlee,
& Officer Nikk Thompson.
Lt. Sam Cochran from Memphis,
TN talked with law enforcement
officers from across the metro area about C.I.T. Teams. Looking on (front
row) was
Katheryn Shields-Jackson County Executive.
Robin Burnside Nave &
Nikk Thompson,
both trained in C.I.T., and
Cher Thompson had a good time at the Benjamin Ranch Fundraiser.
Crisis
Intervention Team Training-for Law Enforcement Officers
