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Crisis Intervention Team Training Session

Season 2020 | 2m 02s

Habsi Kaba, Director of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) in Miami-Dade County, leads officers in a series of trainings to provide them with knowledge, tools, and resources to more effectively assess situations and interact with individuals who suffer from mental illnesses while on the job in order to better ensure their safety.

Major funding was provided by The Matthew Harris Ornstein Memorial Foundation Inc. Funding was also provided by The Achelis & Bodman Foundation, Peacock Foundation, Inc., the Lynne & Andrew Redleaf Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod Family Foundation, Prospect Creek Foundation, Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation, David & Laura Merage Foundation, Stanley and Margaret Jaffy, Pamela Harris, and by additional funders.
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