Basic CIT Classes

Upcoming CIT Classes

  • Spring Basic CIT Class - Registration OPEN
    Johnson County Central Resource Library
    9875 W 87th St
    Overland Park, KS
    April     3rd - April 7th

  • Summer Basic CIT Class - Registration Closed
    Next Class
    August 2023

  • Fall Basic CIT Class - Registration Closed
    Next Class
    October 2023

CIT Registration and Attendance

Due to demand, registration is only open to Johnson County Law Enforcement and other local partners. Registration will be opened to parties outside Johnson County 30 days before the event is scheduled. If you would like to be notified when registration will be opened, please contact the CIT Council by email with the date you are interested in attending.

The cost per attendee is $200.00.

The course provides 40 hours of certified training through the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. Upon completion, the attendee will receive a CIT certificate and a CIT pin appropriate for their uniform signifying they are trained in the tenets of Crisis Intervention Team.

It will also include a continental breakfast each morning and
a catered lunch the last day of training,

Spring CIT Basic Course

April 3rd - 7th, Overland Park, KS

Summer CIT Basic Course

Registration Closed

August 2023

Fall CIT Basic Course

Registration Closed

October 2023

  • History of CIT

  • Overview of Mental Illnesses

  • Psychotropics Made Simple

  • Treating Kids with Severe Emotional Disorders

  • Developmental Disabilities

  • Autism and Law Enforcement

  • Assessment of Behavioral Disorders with Dementia

  • Personality Disorders

  • Dealing with Substance Users

  • Trends in Substance Abuse

  • Returning Veterans

  • De-Escalation Techniques

  • LEO Response to Crisis

  • Active Listening & Crisis Negotiations

  • Excited Delirium

  • Trauma Informed Care

  • Police Suicide

  • Cop Stress

  • Mental Health and Legal Resources in Assessing Need for Treatment

  • Consumer and Family Panels on Coping with Mental Illness