crisis intervention team

American  

[krahy-sis in-ter-ven-shuhn teem] / ˈkraɪ sɪs ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən ˌtim /

noun

1. a group of specially trained police officers supported by mental health workers and emergency medical services, who are dispatched to emergency calls related to mental health and substance abuse, with the aim of reducing the role of law enforcement and the criminal justice system in such incidents. CIT

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Etymology

Origin of crisis intervention team

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Rickert said she met with a crisis intervention team and that she was given photos of the man and his vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times

More than 2,000 of Philadelphia’s roughly 6,000 police officers have gone through Crisis Intervention Team training— a 40-hour module on mental health issues and how to respond to someone who is in a crisis, Cram said.

From Seattle Times

Henrico County police officers said they responded to a report of a “possible burglary,” along with their Crisis Intervention Team.

From Washington Post

According to the police, the response that day included a crisis intervention team, made up of officers trained in handling acute mental health episodes.

From New York Times

“We would voice our concerns, and it would go on deaf ears,” said James Lash, a former academy instructor and Crisis Intervention Team coordinator for the Memphis department who retired in 2022.

From Washington Post