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Close Representing 11 agencies from across the state, the community sponsored Crisis Intervention Training class of 2021 produced 37 graduates. Boone County Council member Elise Nieshalla (far right) addresses those gathered as the program concludes. Submitted photo Kassie Ritman The Lebanon Reporter Apr 27, 2021 4 hrs ago Representing 11 agencies from across the state, the community sponsored Crisis Intervention Training class of 2021 produced 37 graduates. Boone County Council member Elise Nieshalla (far right) addresses those gathered as the program concludes. ...

 At least three local police departments plan to join a county-wide program that offers crisis intervention training (CIT) to police officers.  Jennifer McCarty, director of clinical services project management at Genesee Health Systems (GHS), said they’re in the planning stages of creating this program, which would train officers to better help someone in a mental health crisis. The program also includes having a co-responder who specializes in mental health training ride along with officers and assist on calls when someone is in a crisis.  “The training for the offi...

Genesee Health Systems developing crisis intervention training program       Argentine Township Police Chief Daniel Allen is excited to join in a Genesee County program that trains police officers in crisis intervention.       Crisis intervention training (CIT) allows people to better help someone in a mental health crisis.       Jennifer McCarty, director of clinical services project management at Genesee Health Systems, said they’re in the planning stages of creating a CIT program for police officers. The program also includes having a co-respo...

Ashley Miller and Amy Vanderstoep Guest Columnists The current political climate has kept many of us glued to the news. But beneath the shadow of the Capitol mob, a second impeachment, and a new administration remains a persistent and important matter that continues to plague the United States: police violence. This type of violence has become tragically common. So much so that the killing of Patrick Warren Sr. by law enforcement on Jan. 10 barely made headlines. The data cannot be ignored. Black Americans are more than twice as likely to be killed by police each year than white Americans. Ad...

So much so that the killing of Patrick Warren Sr. by law enforcement on Jan. 10 barely made headlines.