scholarly journals Huddersfield (West) crisis intervention team: four years follow-up

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 278-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Rao Punukollu

The Huddersfield crisis intervention team began crisis intervention work after visiting well-established crisis intervention centres and reviewing the literature. In Huddersfield health district there are four adult psychiatrists, each covering a sector of about 54,000 population. At the time of the establishment of the crisis team, the health district was not sectorised. Since 1 February 1989 the district has been sectorised into four parts and the Huddersfield Crisis Intervention Team covers the Huddersfield West Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 581-602
Author(s):  
Erin B. Comartin ◽  
Kendra Wells ◽  
Alana Zacharias ◽  
Sheryl Kubiak

This study presents an adaptation of the Crisis Intervention Team Model (CIT) to a jail setting. Pre-post surveys and interviews assessed changes in corrections officers’ (CO) knowledge of and attitudes toward mental health. Cell Removal Team (CRT) services assessed the impact of CIT on the use of this specialized unit. Results indicate positive changes in CO attitudes, increased de-escalation skills, and an abrupt decrease in the level of CRT usage, with results sustained in the 8-month follow-up period.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-98
Author(s):  
Eusang Ahn ◽  
Jooyeong Kim ◽  
Sungwoo Moon ◽  
Young-hoon Ko ◽  
Hanjin Cho ◽  
...  

Background: South Korea has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world, which poses an immense socioeconomic burden on the healthcare system. Objectives: We hypothesized that the implementation of a Crisis Intervention Team would lead to an improvement in completion rates of suicide prevention counseling programs. Methods: This is a retrospective before-and-after analysis, and was carried out in the emergency department in the city of Ansan, South Korea. The Crisis Intervention Team, funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, counsels suicide attempt patients with the ultimate goal of assuring proper administration of mental healthcare from community suicide support programs. Data on suicide attempt patients were collected using medical records. The primary outcome was defined as completion of the 8-week follow-up period for suicide attempt patients with the community suicide support programs. Results: A total of 246 patients from the pre-intervention period and 296 patients from the post-intervention period were included in the study. The completion rates of the 8-week follow-up period increased significantly after the intervention. During the pre-intervention period, 9 patients (3.7%) who were referred to the community suicide support program completed the 8 weeks of follow-up, whereas in the post-intervention period, 56 patients (18.9%) followed up for 8 weeks or more (p < 0.0001). The secondary outcome, overall linkage rates to community suicide support program, did not change significantly, with a minor increase from 46 (18.7%) to 63 (21.3%) (p = 0.45). Conclusion: The implementation of an in-hospital Crisis Intervention Team dedicated to active and assertive counseling that begins in the emergency department was correlated with significantly increased completion rates of the 8-week follow-up counseling program.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail S. Tucker ◽  
Vincent B. Van Hasselt ◽  
Elizabeth A. Palmer ◽  
Tiffany Maple

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 431-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy C. Watson ◽  
Michael T. Compton ◽  
Jeffrey N. Draine

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Allen ◽  
Greg Campbell

The problem addressed in this phenomenological study was the lack of documentation that supported the lived experiences of crisis intervention team (CIT)-trained police officers related to their field encounters with persons with mental illnesses. The purpose of the study was to explore the lived experiences of officers among CIT-trained police officers to address the problem. The protection motivation theory was aligned closest with the teachings of CIT training as described by the study participants’ lived experiences. Participants provided the study’s collected data, which was composed of completed questionnaires and transcribed interviews. The empirical theoretical framework method of analysis used was a combination of inductive coding and theme analysis that established the results of this study. Key findings of the study identified a significant amount of frustration expressed in the lived experiences of the CIT-trained police officers. Frustration was experienced by officers who applied the protection motivation theory to ensure the well-being of persons experiencing a mental crisis. There was considerable pushback from the public mental health facilities, which added to the frustration experienced by CIT-trained police officers who attempted to navigate treatment with the limited resources available to help persons in mental crisis. The positive social change produced from this study included recommendations to police leadership and mental health advocates to encourage certain CIT-training-related practices that directly impact CIT field encounters with persons in mental crises. Specialized training may promote improved departmental outcomes such as sustainability of gains for those in crises and enable police officer accountability and reliability.


2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 579-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Broussard ◽  
Joanne A. McGriff ◽  
Berivan N. Demir Neubert ◽  
Barbara D’Orio ◽  
Michael T. Compton

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Boazak ◽  
Sarah Yoss ◽  
Brandon A. Kohrt ◽  
Wilfred Gwaikolo ◽  
Pat Strode ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model is a law enforcement strategy that aims to build alliances between the law enforcement and mental health communities. Despite its success in the United States, CIT has not been used in low- and middle-income countries. This study assesses the immediate and 9-month outcomes of CIT training on trainee knowledge and attitudes. Methods Twenty-two CIT trainees (14 law enforcement officers and eight mental health clinicians) were evaluated using pre-developed measures assessing knowledge and attitudes related to mental illness. Evaluations were conducted prior to, immediately after, and 9 months post training. Results The CIT training produced improvements both immediately and 9 months post training in knowledge and attitudes, suggesting that CIT can benefit law enforcement officers even in extremely low-resource settings with limited specialized mental health service infrastructure. Conclusion These findings support further exploration of the benefits of CIT in highly under-resourced settings.


2019 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 104-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette S. Crisanti ◽  
Jennifer A. Earheart ◽  
Nils A. Rosenbaum ◽  
Matthew Tinney ◽  
Daniel J. Duhigg

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa D Booty ◽  
Rebecca G Williams ◽  
Cassandra K Crifasi

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