Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center to Host Free Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) 40-Hour Training

The Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center is proud to announce the launch of its upcoming Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) 40-Hour Training, designed to strengthen mental health crisis response across the region. The training is free and open to law enforcement, first responders, mental health professionals, courts, and community stakeholders who are committed to improving care for individuals in crisis.

This comprehensive 40-hour training equips participants with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed for effective crisis intervention.

Training Dates:

Training #1: October 22, October 29, November 5, November 12, November 19 (2025)

Training #2: January 9, January 16, January 23, January 30, February 6 (2026)

Training #3: March 2, March 9, March 16, March 23, March 30 (2026)

Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

All classes will be held at the West Plains Civic Center located at 110 St. Louis St. All training materials, lunch, snacks, and drinks each day will be provided. A certificate of completion (must attend all 5 days of one training series) will be awarded to each participant.

Space is limited, and early registration is encouraged. To register, visit: https://cvent.me/LxMZ0z.

“This training is an opportunity to bring together those on the front lines of crisis response—law enforcement, first responders, and mental health professionals—and equip them with tools to respond with both effectiveness and compassion,” Summer Freeman, Crisis Services Manager at Ozarks Healthcare, said. “We’re proud to invest in resources that strengthen crisis care for our community.”

Ozarks Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system that serves more than 160,000 residents across south-central Missouri and northern Arkansas. With its main campus residing in West Plains, Missouri, the health system offers a full spectrum of healthcare for all ages through its 114-bed hospital, behavioral health, therapies, pharmacies, rehabilitation, and home care services, along with specialty and family medicine clinics. Ozarks Healthcare has rural locations across an eight-county service area and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

Ozarks Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC) CIT Training from previous years with local law enforcement