Publications by authors named "Heidi Bisson"
Behav Sci Law
September 2017
Article Synopsis
- The crisis intervention team (CIT) helps divert individuals with mental illness from the criminal justice system to community treatment, emphasizing collaboration between law enforcement and mental health services.
- The study shows that after CIT training, officers increasingly redirected calls related to mental health crises to a mental health crisis center, indicating a shift in their approach and understanding.
- Sustained changes in officer behavior suggest effective communication between law enforcement and mental health staff, which has important implications for future policy and practices in handling mental health crises.
