2019 ANNUAL REPORT UNIFORM POLICE BUREAU II • 2019 ANNUAL REPORT
The El Paso Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) was formed in October 2018. In February 2019, Emergence Health Network (EHN) deployed their specialists to ride in the patrol cars with CIT officers to collaboratively and effectively meet the needs of persons with mental illnesses in the El Paso community. In 2019, the 14 CIT officers and their EHN partners have responded to over 6,000 calls for service, including dispatched calls and requests from patrol on the scene of a mental health related call. During 2019, the Crisis Intervention Team made contact with over 1,200 persons who were in a mental health crisis. Most persons in crisis were provided mental health services after placing them under an Emergency Detention Order. CIT has also had contact with over 195 people who were transported to an appropriate mental health facility CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM
and were not placed under an emergency detention. The El Paso Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team continues to strive to provide professional and excellent service to the population they serve through continuing education and community involvement, which is the cornerstone of success.
EMERGENCY DETENTION ORDERS PROCESSED: 1,321 MENTAL HEALTH REPORTS COMPLETED: 666
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