Training Resources

This page is a resource for CIT officers who have completed their 40 hours of training. Below you will find the Powerpoints and handouts used throughout the class. Please note that not all the Powerpoints are available, however handouts for several topics have been provided.

If you have any questions about topics covered throughout CIT, email Jennifer Korn at jkorn@police.somerville.ma.us.

CIT - DECEMBER 2024 - SCHEDULE

Addiction - powerpoint

Alzheimer’s - powerpoint

Handouts

1. Know the Signs

2. Alzheimer’s Resource

3. Short Blessed Memory and Concentration Test

4. Training Key

Autism and Law Enforcement Education Coalition (ALEC)

Handouts

1. Autism and Police Officers

2. A.U.T.I.S.M

3. Autism Speaks Website

4. Communication Devices & Apps

B.A.T.T.L.E.M.I.N.D. - POWERPOINT

Additional Resources

1. Veteran’s Affairs

2. Veterans and Mental Healthcare (American Addiction Centers)

Behavioral Health among children & adolescents - powerpoint

Handouts

1. The Adolescent Brain and Positive Youth Development

2. Teen Suicide in America

Community Behavioral Health Center - Powerpoint

Conversations on Race and Culture - Powerpoint

Handouts

1. Mental Health Treatment Disparities
   

Additional Resources

1. Live Another Day

2. Sentencing Project

3. Debby Irving

4. 21 Day Challenge

CRISIS NEGOTIATION & DE-ESCALATION - Powerpoint

Handouts

1. 5 Tips from Force Science on De-Escalation

2. 7 Easy Steps to Successful De-Escalation

3. Talking to an Empty House

Family Perspectives - COMPASS

Hearing Voices

Handouts

1. Activity

HIPAA and report writing - POWERPOINT

Handouts

1. Law Enforcement HIPPA Request

Additional Resources

1. Law Enforcement Dimensions

Hoarding - powerpoint

Handouts

1. Hoarding Center Clutter Image Rating

2. Hoarding Dangers Overview

3. HOMES

4. Uniform Inspection Checklist

5. North Shore Center for Hoarding and Cluttering

Homelessness in the 21st Century - Powerpoint

Additional Resources

1. The Psychological Center

Mood & Anxiety Disorders - powerpoint

Handouts

1. Mood Disorders Scenarios

2. Co-Occurring Disorders: Substance Abuse & Mental Health

Nobility, Wellness, & Resiliency - Powerpoint

Additional Resource

1. How to beat vehicle-pursuit stress? Just breathe

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury - POWERPOINT

POLICE PARTNERSHIPS: BUILDING EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONS - POWERPOINT

Role of the Court Clinician - powerpoint

Handouts

1. Overview of Court Clinician Role

2. Section 35 Intake Form

3. FAQ About Civil Commitments

4. Metro Boston Area Adult Clinics

Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) - Powerpoint

Additional Resource

1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Suicide Prevention & Intervention - pOWERPOINT

Handouts

1. Suicidal Thoughts & Behaviors Scenarios

2. Suicide Intervention for First Responders

3. Suicide Data Bulletin Winter 2018

4. Section 12 Form

5. Project 2025

Tactical Considerations

Handouts

1. 5 Paragraph Order & Barricade Checklist-Patrol

Understanding and Responding to Complex Psychiatric Conditions

Handouts

1. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

2. Section 12 Form

Understanding Trauma - Powerpoint

VINFEN - POWERPOINT

ADDITIONAL TRAININGS

CIT FOR DISPATCH - POWERPOINT (FULL)

CIT FOR DISPATCH - POWERPOINT (COLLAPSED)

Handouts

1. Personal Stories of 911 Professionals: The Amy Seidler Story

2. PTSD and Emergency Telecommunicators

3. Community Resource: Things Everyone Needs to Know