Resources for Mental Health First Aid and Crisis Intervention Team Training
Mental Health First Aid is the help offered to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate treatment and support are received or until the crisis resolves.
The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program is a community partnership of law enforcement, mental health and addiction professionals, individuals who live with mental illness and/or addiction disorders, their families and other advocates. It is an innovative first-responder model of police-based crisis intervention training to help persons with mental disorders and/or addictions access medical treatment rather than place them in the criminal justice system due to illness related behaviors. It also promotes officer safety and the safety of the individual in crisis.
- From the CIT International website http://www.citinternational.org/Learn-About-CIT
- Mental Health First Aid U.S.A. https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
- Mental Health First Aid Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT_HLG5FkKA
- Opioids and Mental Health First Aid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z9Wmm92vBQ&feature=youtu.be
- https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2018/The-Potential-of-Mental-Health-First-Aid
Links:
- Resource database – 211live.org or dial 211
- Searchable website for any type resources (mental health and substance abuse services, medical clinics, food banks, utility assistance, housing, etc.)
Mental Health
- SMA HealthCare https://www.smabehavioral.org/
- 24 hour Access Number 1-800-539-4228
- The Baker Act Process https://www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/samh/MentalHealth/laws/bainvex.pdf
- Mental Health America of East Central Florida http://www.mhavolusia.org/
- National Alliance on Mental Illness https://www.nami.org/
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-TALK
- Crisis Text Line - Text “Home” to 741-741
- Halifax Behavioral Services (Youth Baker Act receiving facility) https://www.halifaxhealth.org/locations/behavioral-services
Substance Use
- SMA HealthCare https://www.smabehavioral.org/
- 24 hour Access Number 1-800-539-4228
- Marchman Act http://myflfamilies.com/service-programs/substance-abuse/marchman-act
- Alcoholics Anonymous https://www.aa.org/
- Narcotics Anonymous https://www.na.org/
- Al Anon https://al-anon.org/
- Break the Cycle com
- Celebrate Recovery https://www.celebraterecovery.com/
- Hearthstone Foundation http://hearthstonefoundation.org/
Children and Families
- Department of Children and Families http://www.myflfamilies.com/
- The House Next Door https://www.thehnd.com/
- Beacon Center (Domestic Abuse Shelter in Volusia County) https://www.mybeaconcenter.com/
- 386-255-2102
- Family Life Center (Domestic Abuse Shelter in Flagler County) http://www.familylifecenterflagler.org/
- 386-437-3505
- Lee Conley House (Domestic Abuse Shelter in Putnam County) http://www.leeconleehouse.org/
- 386-325-3141
- Family Renew (transitional housing) https://www.familyrenew.org/