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A crisis intervention team (CIT) is a first-responder model of police-based intervention that collaborates with emergency department (ED) personnel and community treatment providers to optimize acute psychiatric treatment. Consistency with communication and collaboration among stakeholders is essential in yielding positive outcomes.

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Forshee, D. (2020). Crisis Intervention Team. In: Fitz-Gerald, M.J., Takeshita, J. (eds) Models of Emergency Psychiatric Services That Work. Integrating Psychiatry and Primary Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50808-1_6

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