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Miami‑Dade CIT coordinators outline training and diversion outcomes; presenters cite sharp reductions in jail bookings
Summary
Crisis Intervention Team coordinators reviewed the CIT program’s training, diversion outcomes and community partnerships, saying trained officers and co‑responder models have reduced jail bookings and county jail census since 2010.
Habsi Kaba, who identified herself as a licensed marriage and family therapist and the crisis intervention team (CIT) program leader for Miami‑Dade County, briefed the Miami Lakes Mental Health Task Force on CIT training, partnerships and outcomes.
"CIT, keeps people safer," Kaba told attendees, describing the program as a first‑responder model that pairs law enforcement with behavioral‑health partners and lived‑experience advocates to divert people in crisis to treatment instead of jail.
Kaba said more than 9,500 officers in…
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