“CIT has helped open my eyes and broaden my understanding of what people may be experiencing when in a crisis,” Angel Pagan of Oak Ridge Police Department said. While James Bruglio with Roane County Sheriff’s Office, shared “The officers who go through the training helps them become more empathetic to people experiencing a mental health emergency.” “My overall assessment of CIT is that it’s wonderful resource to help recognize when a person is experiencing a mental health crisis and respond appropriately,” Kaison Brockman, Anderson County EMS said. The CIT graduates include: Kaison Brockman, Anderson Co EMS Christopher Lee, Roane County Sheriff’s Office James Bruglio, Roane County Sheriff’s Office Joanna Mansur, Ridgeview Rick Butler, Roane County Sheriff’s Office Angel Pagan, Oak Ridge Police Department James Byrne, Oak Ridge Police Department Tyler Price, Rhea County Sheriff’s Office Joshua Edwards, Oak Ridge Police Department Joshua Roberts, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Madalyn Gallegos-Gelein, Oak Ridge Police Department Ashley Rodgers, Anderson County EMS Rylee Gustafson, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Matthew Sackett, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office Michael Hanson, Oak Ridge Police Department Landon Trew, Harriman Police Department Charles Haubrich, Rockwood Police Department Nicole Woodall, Oak Ridge Police Department and Emily Ingram, Covenant Health. “Having CIT trained officers in the corrections setting can help us connect people to services out in the community and reduce recidivism,” said Matthew Sackett, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office before the graduation ceremony. Monty Fritts, 32 nd District was in attendance and addressed the graduates thanking them for their service to the community. To date, over 350 law enforcement and emergency services personnel have received training. The East Tennessee CIT Task Force is a partnership between the Oak Ridge Police Department, Clinton Police Department, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Norris Police Department, Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services, NAMI Oak Ridge, Department of Children’s Services, and other community health advocates. Studies show it also improves the safety of patrol officers, mental health consumers, family members, and citizens within the community. CIT provides 40 hours of specialized training for problem solving and de-escalating crisis situations with individuals who have a mental illness. The graduates represented a wide range of departments and agencies including Anderson County EMS, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Covenant Health, Harriman Police Department, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, Oak Ridge Police Department, Rhea County Sheriff’s Office, Roane County Sheriff’s Office, Rockwood Police Department, and Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services.ĬIT is an innovative first-responder model of police-based crisis intervention with community, health care, and advocacy partnerships. The Sheriff's Office also maintains a full-service SWAT Team derived from officers of various assignments within the department to respond when needed.KINGSTON, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)– Fifteen law enforcement personnel, three emergency medical service employees, and one mental health professional graduated from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training on April 28 at the Kingston Church of Christ Family Center in Kingston. The Sheriff's Office has several divisions and specially trained sub-groups to serve the citizens of Butler County. The Sheriff's Office employs over 120 deputies, support, and administrative staff, and a few part-time deputies. This agency also provides related law enforcement services to the entire county, including civil and criminal process, assistance to municipal agencies, crime prevention programs, security for the Butler County Court House, and an adult detention facility. The Sheriff's Office is charged, by statute, with providing all primary law enforcement services within Butler County. The sheriff of Butler County is an elected official who serves a term of four years between each election. Butler County is the largest county in the State of Kansas, with a size of approximately 1,472 square miles. The Butler County Sheriff's Office is a full-service law enforcement agency serving Butler County, Kansas. We accomplish this by being ethical, professional, courteous, and efficient in order to meet the issues of law enforcement in an ever-changing society, while respecting the rights of the individual citizen. It is our mission, as representatives of the Butler County Sheriff's Office, to serve all citizens, whomever they may be, with respect.
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