The Right Turn Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) from Clearfield and Jefferson Counties celebrated the conclusion of its sixteenth 40-hour training September 30 with a ceremony at the DuBois Penn State Campus.
In CIT police, probation, and corrections officers and other criminal justice, mental health, and first responders receive instruction provided by community mental health professionals, family and consumer advocates, and experts in related fields in responding to residents experiencing a behavioral crisis.
This fall’s class included officers from Clearfield County Probation (Probation), DuBois Police Department (DPD), Sandy Township Police Department (STPD), PA Department of Corrections Parole Office (DOC), CenClear, Clearfield County 911 (911), and Venango Training and Development Center (VTDC).
Over 220 Right Turn CIT officers have been trained to date. Participants report using the skills they learn immediately and repeatedly on the job.
