Upcoming CIP Training
Crisis Intervention Partners (CIP)
Thursday, April 24, 2025 and Friday, April 25, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
(Lunch is provided on both days)
Gateway Technical College
3520 – 30th Avenue
Kenosha, WI – Room TBD
Application Deadline: April 17, 2025 at 1pm
Follow your department’s training approval process.
Submit Application >
Any questions please contact: Nick Greco at 708-764-5180
E-mail: [email protected]
Following the success of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program which provides 40 hours of mental health training for law enforcement officers, the Crisis Intervention Partners (CIP) program provides 16 hours of training to participants with the skills to handle situations in which individuals with mental illness are in, or near, crisis. Too often, mental health crises are made worse for all parties involved due to the lack of awareness, understanding, and an appropriate response.
The mission of the Crisis Intervention Partners program is to use understanding and skills gained through specific training to identify and provide the most effective and compassionate response possible to situations involving people experiencing a mental health crisis. Similar to CIT, the CIP program has the following outcomes:
- Crisis reduction
- Reduction of injuries to staff
- Reduction of injuries to mental health consumers
- Reduction in emergency room visits
- Decrease of involuntary treatment
- Increase in jail diversion
- Increase in community relations
This CIP training is a 2-day educational class for non-law enforcement personnel. CIP training is
encouraged for anyone who works with individuals with a mental illness, i.e. social workers,
teachers, emergency room staff, fire, EMS, security personnel, correctional officers and group home
staff.