She expects the pilot to expand this winter.īy next summer, PPD spokesperson Eric McLaurin said the CIRT program will be rolled out citywide and incorporated into a new Behavioral Health Unit, which will fall under the Police Special Operations Unit. It’s seeking a second provider now through the RFP process, said Crews, the DBHIDS spokesperson.
$5.2 million for a cross-department mobile triage unitĬalled the crisis intervention response training, or CIRT, program, this effort partners mental health professionals with police officers.Ī collab between the Managing Director’s Office and police, it’s still in its pilot phase, with only one provider involved so far.
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