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CHAPTER 11. MCIT AND OTHER MODELS OF CRISIS INTERVENTION<br />

Table of Contents<br />

I. THE CURRENT SITUATION .............................................................................. 217<br />

Page<br />

A. Toronto’s Mobile <strong>Crisis</strong> <strong>In</strong>tervention Teams ........................................... 217<br />

(1) Origins of Toronto’s MCIT ............................................................. 217<br />

(2) The MCIT model ........................................................................... 218<br />

(3) Existing MCIT coverage ............................................................... 219<br />

(4) Selection and training of MCIT officers and nurses ..................... 222<br />

(5) MCIT officers’ career progression ................................................ 223<br />

(6) Advantages of the MCIT model .................................................... 223<br />

(7) Specific issues with the implementation of MCIT in Toronto ..... 224<br />

(8) Limitations of the MCIT model .................................................... 225<br />

B. Other models of <strong>Crisis</strong> <strong>In</strong>tervention Teams ........................................... 226<br />

(1) Vancouver’s Assertive Community Treatment and Car 87 .......... 230<br />

(2) Memphis’ <strong>Crisis</strong> <strong>In</strong>tervention Teams (CIT)................................. 231<br />

(a) A first response by specialized police<br />

(b)<br />

officers ................................................................................ 231<br />

The institutional framework of the<br />

Memphis CIT model .......................................................... 232<br />

(3) Hamilton’s combination of CIT, MCIT and COAST .................... 234<br />

(4) Comparing the other models to Toronto’s MCIT ......................... 235<br />

II. OVERVIEW OF ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED BY STAKEHOLDERS ..................... 236<br />

III. RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................... 237<br />

<strong>Crisis</strong> <strong>In</strong>tervention Teams .................................................................................. 237<br />

The Mobile <strong>Crisis</strong> <strong>In</strong>tervention Team ................................................................. 238<br />

<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Encounters</strong> <strong>With</strong> <strong>People</strong> in <strong>Crisis</strong> |216

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