Why is it important for CIT to have partners?

We can't do this alone...

In order for CIT Durham to achieve it's goals, we must forge strong partnerships within our community.

These are our goals:

• Educate our Community
• Officer and Citizen Safety
• Faster Consumer connection to treatment
• Reduction in use of force
• Jail Diversion
• Reduce chronic calls for service
• Increase public confidence and support
• Establish and build Mental Health/IDD/Autism/First
Responder/Consumer Partnerships

DurhamCITPartnership

NAMI Durham

Alliance Behavioral Healthcare

Durham Recovery Response Center

Durham Police Department

Durham County Sheriff’s Department

NC Central University Police Department

Duke University Police Department

Durham VA Hospital Police Department

Durham County Detention Center

Durham County 911 Telecommunicators

Durham Technical Community College Police Security

Durham County Fire

Durham County EMS

Durham County Social Services

Actualities Limited

Department of Public Safety (Probation and Parole)

Durham County Criminal Justice Resource Center