Salt Lake City Police Department

• Small city and rural community collaboration and coordination across multiple jurisdictions
• Employs a complementary three-team approach through the Community Connection Center, which includes:
  • Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
  • Homeless Outreach Service Team (HOST)
  • Community Connections Team (CCT)
• The CCT consists of case managers and therapists partnered with CIT detectives and a sergeant. It also functions as a co-responder unit with a social worker responding to 911 calls alongside a CIT detective. The co-responder team addresses “social issue calls,” which may look like: an unwanted person; a person with suicidal ideas; and concerns related to mental health, homelessness, and substance use disorders. The team also works with CIT Metro to conduct CIT trainings for multiple police departments in Salt Lake Valley.
• The CIT multi-county collaboration:
  • Provides 40-hour training for patrol and corrections-based academies
  • Operates a dedicated CIT Investigative Unit with a detective to follow up on mental health calls for service
• Additional Training includes:
  • CIT for youth: 8-hour academy
  • Autism training: Two 5-hour courses per year
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder specialization and officer wellness: 8-hour course
  • Recertification and officer resilience CIT training

SLC Police Department Homeless Outreach Services Team (HOST)

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Website: Salt Lake City Police Department Community Connection Center