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City council committee reviews $362,809 in state mental‑health grants to fund BPD CIT training and co‑response supports
Summary
A Boston City Council joint committee heard from Boston Police Department officials about three Massachusetts Department of Mental Health grants — $262,809.86 for CIT TTAC training, $80,000 for a co‑response peer/recovery position, and $20,000 for training backfill — and probed training reach, metrics and sustainability ahead of a planned vote at the next council meeting.
The Boston City Council’s joint committee on Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery and Public Safety and Criminal Justice heard testimony on Nov. 18 about three state grants totaling $362,809.86 to support crisis‑intervention and co‑response work in the Boston Police Department.
Chair John Fitzgerald said the grants — Docket 1346 for $262,809.86, Docket 1661 for $80,000 and Docket 1662 for $20,000 — come from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and are intended to fund a 40‑hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program, a full‑time recovery/peer specialist position through BEST, and overtime/backfill so officers can attend training. The grants were sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu and will be administered by the Boston Police Department if accepted by the council.
Jenna Savage, deputy director of the Boston Police Department’s Office of Research and Development, told the committee the CIT TTAC grant pays for a civilian CIT training coordinator, training locations, professional…
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