Leaders of United Power join to announce results of the annual Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) review of four local police departments.

156 leaders from five United Power member organizations in the northern Cook County region gathered to announce the results of the annual Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) review of four local police departments and to align key allies to advance a crisis stabilization site in the northern Cook County region. 

As a result, The Evanston Department of Health & Human Services committed to co-convene a strategy with key players to create a crisis stabilization center, especially engaging the two major hospitals in the region. The Chief of Police in Evanston and Glenview agreed to participate in strategy sessions and announced their support for a crisis center. Turning Point, a local community mental health center, also announced their willingness to help establish a demonstration project to get the crisis center started. These commitments were made to United Power members and two key people from the two area hospitals who have yet to commit to advance the crisis stabilization ahead.

This effort is part of United Power and IL Metro IAF's overall fight to reduce incarceration for people with mental illness by seeking to increase CIT training of local police departments, improve access to crisis stabilization and increase affordable and supportive housing for long-term stability.