Sunday, February 17, 2013
Team is made up of first responder personnel from many agencies throughout the city.
Alexandria’s Crisis Intervention Team added 15 new members in February when four police officers, four sheriff deputies, two code administrators, three fire department personnel and two probation and parole officers graduated from the 12th CIT training. The classes are part of the ongoing effort to instruct city first responders and Detention Center personnel in techniques to improve staff interactions and outcomes with persons with mental illness and substance use disorders. The training was developed in collaboration with the Department of Community and Human Services, the Alexandria Police Department and the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office.epartm Graduates received their certificates and congratulations from Chief of Police Earl Cook and …
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Six police employees graduated from the department’s 10th training academy.
Six Alexandria police department employees have graduated from the Crisis Intervention Team’s 10th training academy. A graduation ceremony was held 2:30 p.m. Friday at the police department headquarters. The Alexandria Police Department and Alexandria Sheriff’s Office developed the Crisis Intervention Team through a partnership with the Department of Mental Health. The team comprises highly skilled and specially trained police officers who function as part of the regular police patrol. Through their training, these officers receive 40 hours of specialized training in the recognition of psychiatric disorders, suicide intervention, substance abuse issues, verbal de-escalation techniques, the role of the family in the care of a person with …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Alexandria's Fire and Police departments along with the Sheriff's Office and the Department of Community and Human Services recognized officers and others for their exemplary work.
Four first responders on Thursday were honored for their exemplary performance after graduating from a training program designed to better equip them with necessary skills when they interact with individuals exhibiting behavioral health issues. Alexandria Police Officer Bennie Evans said at the awards ceremony that the Crisis Intervention Team program gave him a certain satisfaction in his job: “I can always write a ticket. I can always take someone to jail, but can I solve a problem?” Evans, who was noted for his work with the city’s homeless population, also was part of the Alexandria delegation that attended the National CIT Conference last year. He was singled out for helping a particular Alexandrian, who had been homeless for years, …
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
A group of 17 police officers, sheriff's deputies, and a probation and parole officer graduated Aug. 5.
A group of first responders and corrections officers last week graduated from a Crisis Intervention Team class at the Alexandria Detention Center. Seventeen police officers, sheriff’s deputies and a probation and parole officer graduated Aug. 5 as part of the sixth Crisis Intervention Team. The team was developed in partnership with the city’s Community and Human Services Department, the Police Department and the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office to help improve staff interactions with the mentally ill or people who experience substance abuse disorders. The graduates go through 40 hours of training to learn skills such as suicide intervention, verbal de-escalation techniques and the role of a family in caring for a family member who has mental …
