Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
St. Joseph County CIT program wins gold standard, expands training and referral tech
Summary
Health and Public Safety committee received an update on the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT): South Bend’s program received CIT International gold‑standard recognition, adopted a DOJ‑endorsed CRIT curriculum, reported training statistics, secured a three‑year sponsorship and is piloting an app to coordinate referrals among partners.
The Health and Public Safety Committee heard an update Oct. 11 on the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) for St. Joseph County, including new training, certification and coordination work designed to improve responses to people in mental‑health and substance‑use crises.
Officer Casey Hoff of the South Bend Police Department and Cindy Schultz of Oaklawn presented the program’s structure, training syllabus and recent recognitions. Schultz told the committee to "reflect on a statistic ... 1 in 4 people struggle with a mental illness," framing the program’s public‑health focus.
Hoff and Schultz described CIT as a partnership model based on the Memphis model and said St. Joseph County received a gold‑standard designation from CIT International and a 2025 CIT Excellence Award from NAMI Indiana. The presenters noted…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
