This CIT Academy is a forty-hour course of instruction that is completed in a one-week session.
The objectives of the CIT Academy are to:
• Increase officers' awareness of behavioral health issues and empathy of individuals experiencing behavioral health disorders.
• Instruct officers in effective techniques utilized when encountering individuals experiencing behavioral health issues and provide safer interventions.
• Broaden officers' knowledge of resources and understanding of legal issues.
• Assist officers with understanding how to provide the most appropriate resolutions.
Peace Officers who successfully complete this training and pass all required testing will be recognized by the State of Utah as a CIT Officer.
Non peace officers that successfully complete this training will receive a certificate of completion.
Due to some physical aspects of this academy, peace officers on light duty will not be allowed to attend.
Hosted by:
The Brigham City Police Department
The Logan City Police Department
& Bear River Mental Health
Tuition for this Academy:
$75 for Peace Officers of agencies in Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties
$75 for Peace Officers of agencies in Utah outside of those counties ($200 out of State)
$75 for all Non Peace Officers
For further information, please contact:
Sgt. Jared Glover, Brigham City Police Dept.
jglover@bc.utah.gov
(435) 734-6650
or
CIT Regional Coordinator
Tim Frost, Bear River Mental Health
timf@brmh.com
(435) 734-9449
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