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Task force moves to restart Crisis Intervention Team training; officials pin hopes on September train‑the‑trainer
Summary
Cass County Public Safety Task Force prioritized restarting Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, discussing costs, coach shortages and a plan to send local staff to a September 'train the trainer' course to rebuild local capacity.
The Cass County Public Safety Task Force on its meeting agenda identified reestablishing a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) as the highest priority and agreed to take immediate steps to get officers back into training.
Sergeant Jonner, joining virtually, said the two immediate options are sending staff to an outside "train the trainer" CIT curriculum class or applying for regional registration of a new program. "The tuition alone is $2,000," she said, and regional registration to re-create the program could cost about "$2,500," not including travel and rooms. She also warned the county is short on certified CIT coaches, which complicates scheduling and local course delivery.
