Anne Arundel County residents should be proud of the services now being offered to community members who are suffering from mental health or addiction issues. Join us as we get an inside look into our county’s award-winning Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Unit.

The Unit, formed in 2014, is a partnership of specially trained police officers and the Crisis Response System, the county’s health services and mental health and addiction professionals. The partnership was formed to assist individuals with mental illnesses and/or addictions access treatment in lieu of the typical criminal justice response.

Lieutenant Steven Thomas, Anne Arundel County Police Department and Jen Corbin, Director of Crisis Response, Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency, will explain the evolution of the police department and crisis response integration as well as how the partnership helps individuals and the community in their time of need. The unit assists after traumatic incidents, when someone seeks recovery from addiction, and when someone with mental health challenges is involved in the criminal justice system or has suicidal ideation. In 2020, the county's CIT Unit was recognized by CIT International as its CIT Unit of the Year.

This one-hour virtual interaction is open to the public and free to registered participants. The webinar is part of a year-long CFAAC Community Impact Speaker’s Series on Becoming a Trauma Informed County.