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Training for Co-Response Teams (CRTs) members
1:05:45
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Council Member Linda Lee inquires about the training provided to members of the Co-Response Teams (CRTs). The discussion briefly covers the type of training received by CRT members.
- All officers and clinicians in CRTs go through Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training
- The exact number of EMS and mental health professionals trained was not immediately available, but DOHMH representatives agreed to provide this information later
Linda Lee
1:05:45
And what does the training consist of, and how many EMS and mental health professionals have been trained for this particular program?
Jean Wright
1:05:54
So I can answer the first part, and then I'll have to get back to in the second part.
1:05:57
So all officers and clinicians go through CIT training crisis and
Linda Lee
1:06:01
the patient
Jean Wright
1:06:02
team training, yes.
Rahman Al-Mousalli
1:06:04
Okay.
1:06:04
And what
Jean Wright
1:06:04
was your second question, chair?
Linda Lee
1:06:06
It was just how many how many EMS and mental health professionals have been through that training?
Jean Wright
1:06:12
I can get that for you Thank you, chair.