Maui Police trained 21 new Crisis Intervention Team members, including staff from Wailea Beach Resort-Marriott and other local businesses, to improve responses to mental health emergencies.
- The 40-hour certification program teaches de-escalation techniques for mental health and emotional crises.
- Training participants included police, county staff, and employees from Wailea Beach Resort-Marriott and Wailuku Federal Credit Union.
- The program now has 324 trained participants across law enforcement, businesses, and community organizations since launching in 2013.
- This marks the 12th training session held in Hawaii since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
- The initiative is part of MPD’s broader outreach program addressing homelessness and mental health issues in the community.
Source: Maui News
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