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CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING
CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAININ G
HELPING TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
As we remained closed to public events in the future.As we remained closed to public
this winter due to COVID-19 restrictions, we events this winter due to COVID-19 restrictions,
still found ways to utilize our venue. In mid- we still found ways to utilize our venue. In mid-
January 2021, we welcomed six DeKalb County January 2021, we welcomed six DeKalb County
police departments for a 40-hour state-certified police departments for a 40-hour state-certified
Crisis Intervention Team training. This training Crisis Intervention Team training. This training
provides officers education about mental illness provides officers education about mental illness
and substance abuse, and provides skills and and substance abuse, and provides skills and
tools for effectively and safely interacting with tools for effectively and safely interacting with
someone who is experiencing a crisis. The someone who is experiencing a crisis. The
DeKalb County Community Mental Health DeKalb County Community Mental Health
Board and Northwestern Medicine selected the Board and Northwestern Medicine selected the
Egyptian Theatre for this training because we Egyptian Theatre for this training because we had
had the space for people to safely spread out. the space for people to safely spread out. As a
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, these 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, these types of
types of community based events are incredibly community based events are incredibly important
important to us as it is core to our mission. We to us as it is core to our mission. We were proud
were proud to be the venue this group selected to be the venue this group selected and we hope
and we hope to work with groups like this again to work with groups like this again in the future.
