Schedule

CIT International Conference Schedule at a Glance

2025 CIT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

AUGUST 11 - AUGUST 13, 2025 | *SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10th - BONUS SUNDAY
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
CIT Coordinator Course
Grand Ballroom J/K
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Mission-Critical Emotionally Intelligent De-Escalation for Crisis Response
Grand Ballroom A/B
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Hearing Voices Session #1
Orange County Ballroom 1
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Hearing Voices Session #2 (This is a second offering and not a continuation of Session #1)
Orange County Ballroom 1
1:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Bonus Sunday: Surviving Life on and After the Job - Wellness Training
Grand Ballroom A/B
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Annual Advocacy Summit - The Foundation of CIT: Building an Inclusive Steering Committee
Orange County Ballroom 2-4
MONDAY, AUGUST 11th
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Networking - Meal Provided
Multiple Locations
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
General Session: Conference Opening, Raffle Prizes and Awards Presentation
Platinum Ballroom
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Workshop Presentations (12)
Broken Like Me: An Insider's Look at First Responder, Community and Self Care
Platinum Ballroom 1-4
The Aloha State: Moving Towards a Trauma-responsive Crisis Response System
Grand Ballroom A/B
Fort Worth Police CIT: Collaborating for Community Safety and Mental Wellness
Grand Ballroom C/D
Veteran Centered Crisis Stabilization & Scene Management Strategies
Grand Ballroom G/H
Developing a Youth CIT Program
Orange County Ballroom 1/2
Autism Response - How to make it better next time
Orange County Ballroom 3/4
Expanding Crisis Response Training: Building a Skilled Workforce for Better Outcomes
Marquis Ballroom Northeast
Blending CIT, 911 and 988 to Unify Mississippi's Crisis Response
Platinum Ballroom 7-10
Is this thing on? Practical evaluation techniques to see if your CIT program is working for you
Marquis Ballroom Northwest
Collaborative Response: Roles of Law Enforcement and Mobile Crisis in Mental Health Calls
Grand Ballroom E
Advanced Topics in Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications
Grand Ballroom F
How to Advance Crisis Services with Peer Support
Grand Ballroom J/K
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch on your own
On your Own
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
General Session: Keynote Speaker - Mr. Brian Cuban
Platinum Ballroom
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
BREAK: Visit our Sponsors and Exhibitors
Marquis Ballroom Center/South
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Workshop Presentations (12)
Strength Under Pressure: Leading Employees Through Acute Trauma and Chronic Exposure to Stress
Grand Ballroom E
A Strategic Pause: How Crisis Intervention Saved a Life
Marquis Ballroom Northwest
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
Platinum Ballroom 1-4
Gaps, Barriers, and Challenges in Substance Use/Abuse Assessment and Treatment for Adults with Mild-Borderline Intellectual Disability
Grand Ballroom A/B
An Innovative Continuum for Sustainable Police Mental Health Partnerships: Prevention, Response, and Enhanced Engagement
Grand Ballroom F
Congratulations! You're a CIT Coordinator, now what?!
Marquis Ballroom Northeast
Crisis Response in Schools: Managing protocols and the human experience
Platinum Ballroom 7-10
Intoxication, Withdrawal, and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Orange County Ballroom 1/2
Beyond Training: Advancing Crisis System Transformation with CIT
Orange County Ballroom 3/4
Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement: Building engagement and trust
Grand Ballroom J/K
A to Z: From Program Development to Evaluation Framework for Statewide Jail In-Reach
Grand Ballroom G/H
CIT Connects: Maximizing Your Experience at the CIT International Conference
Grand Ballroom C/D
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
BREAK: Visit our Sponsors and Exhibitors
Marquis Ballroom Center/South
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Workshop Presentations (12)
Thinking Outside the Box in a CIT Program
Platinum Ballroom 1-4
The Sucker Punch: How Trauma and Three Suicide Attempts Shaped My Journey as a Therapist and Crisis Responder
Platinum Ballroom 7-10
Two Knocks on the Door: From Devastation to a New Alliance
Marquis Ballroom Northeast
Strengthening CIT Steering Committees: Engaging State Councils on Developmental Disabilities and IDD Agencies
Grand Ballroom A/B
Ten Steps to Successful Scenario-Based CIT Training
Grand Ballroom F
Mission-Critical Emotionally Intelligent De-Escalation in Crisis Response
Grand Ballroom E
Partners in Progress: Readying Crisis Response Programs for Evaluation
Grand Ballroom C/D
Creating and Implementing a 911 Diversion Program
Orange County Ballroom 3/4
Crisis Care on Wheels: Transforming Mobile Response to a Person-Centered Approach
Grand Ballroom G/H
Brain Injury & Crisis: Partnering for Effective Interventions, Improving Outcomes, and Building Community Resilience
Orange County Ballroom 1/2
Leveraging Advocates and the Voice of Lived Expertise in CIT
Grand Ballroom J/K
See Spot Serve: Incorporating Therapy Canines in Crisis Response Programming & Deployment
Marquis Ballroom Northwest
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
NETWORKING EVENT
House of Blues
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12th
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Networking - Meal Provided
Multiple Locations
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
General Session: Keynote Speaker - Dr. Victoria Harris
Platinum Ballroom
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
BREAK: Visit our Sponsors and Exhibitors
Marquis Ballroom Center/South
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Workshop Presentations (12)
More Than a Feeling
Grand Ballroom A/B
Best Practice in Emergency Response for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and Other Diverse Populations
Grand Ballroom F
CITI Public Policy Committee: Strategies to Advance Officer Wellness
Grand Ballroom G/H
Developing a Comprehensive Crisis Continuum of Care: Tales from the Field
Platinum Ballroom 1/2
Integrating the Core Elements of CIT into the Development of an Innovative Comprehensive Crisis System of Care Between- Perspectives from Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health
Orange County Ballroom 1/2
The World Through the Eyes of People in Crisis: How Neuroscience Enhances Interventions
Grand Ballroom E
Development and Implementation of an Advanced Training Curriculum for Non-Law Enforcement Co-Responders (i.e. Clinicians, Peers, and other First Responders)
Marquis Ballroom Northeast
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness & Wellness-TBI Education and Resources for Officers & Citizens
Grand Ballroom C/D
Conundrum of Care: Police and Mental Health Providers Unite to Tackle High-Utilizer Youth Cases
Marquis Ballroom Northwest
From New Year's to New Paws
Orange County Ballroom 3/4
Designing and Implementing a Train-The-Trainer CIT Program for the Ukrainian National Police
Grand Ballroom J/K
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
NETWORKING LUNCH - Meal Provided
Multiple Locations
12:10 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Coin/patch/pin swap
Marquis Ballroom Center/South
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Workshop Presentations (12)
Tactical sensory training for resiliency and self regulation during critical incidents and chronic stress
Grand Ballroom F
From Crisis to Care: Enhancing Skills and Support for First Responders
Marquis Ballroom Northwest
Patient Not Prisoner: How Crisis Intervention Teams Have Saved My Life
Grand Ballroom G/H
Preaching to the Choir: CIT Programs Work, So What's the Problem??
Platinum Ballroom 1/2
Crisis Response at -40F: Partnering with Law Enforcement and Dispatch in Fairbanks, Alaska
Orange County Ballroom 1/2
After the 40 Hours: Building a Robust and Sustainable CIT Program
Marquis Ballroom Northeast
Advancing the Use of Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) in California's Crisis Response System
Grand Ballroom C/D
Crisis Response and Intervention Training: How it Can Enhance Your CIT Program
Grand Ballroom J/K
ADEPT: Advanced De-escalation and Escalation Prevention Training
Grand Ballroom E
Fund Raising 101
Grand Ballroom A/B
No Filters, No Jargon: Ask a Docs Anything About Mental Health and Evaluations
Orange County Ballroom 3/4
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
BREAK: Visit our Sponsors and Exhibitors
Marquis Ballroom Center/South
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Workshop Presentations (12)
Dangerous Behavioral Indicators – The Difference Between A Mental Health Crisis and Psychopathology
Grand Ballroom E
The Critical Role of Crisis Receiving Centers & Peers in CIT Programs
Orange County Ballroom 3/4
Brains, Badges, and Burnout: Rethinking First Responder Wellbeing Through Neuroscience
Marquis Ballroom Northeast
Crawl, Walk, Run Your Way to Effective De-escalation Training
Grand Ballroom F
Situational Awareness for Clinical Professionals
Marquis Ballroom Northwest
Families In Focus in CIT
Platinum Ballroom 9/10
And the Oscar Goes to: Working with professional actors to conduct standardized scenarios
Grand Ballroom J/K
We're on the Same Side! Working WITH the Police When a Loved One Needs Help
Platinum Ballroom 1/2
Reimagining Incarceration and Law Enforcement's Understanding of Substance Use Disorder
Grand Ballroom G/H
No More Lists: The Power of Post Crisis Navigation
Orange County Ballroom 1/2
Breaking Barriers: How Collaboration is Transforming Crisis Care in one Pennsylvania Region
Grand Ballroom A/B
Sensory Implications when Responding to someone in Crisis with Developmental Disabilities
Grand Ballroom C/D
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
BREAK: Visit our Sponsors and Exhibitors
Marquis Ballroom Center/South
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13th
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
NETWORKING BREAKFAST - Meal Provided
Multiple Locations
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
General Session: Message of Hope Keynote Speaker - Mr. Kevin Fischer
Platinum Ballroom
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
BREAK: Visit our Sponsors and Exhibitors
Marquis Ballroom Center/South
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Workshop Presentations (12)
Certified Police Social Workers: Addressing Underlying Needs
Grand Ballroom C/D
Understanding Huntington's Disease: Partnering with First Responders for Effective Intervention
Grand Ballroom A/B
Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM). How Co-Response Teams Work to Prevent Targeted Violence
Grand Ballroom E
U.S.VETS OC Veteran Peer Support & Cultural Competency
Grand Ballroom G/H
Collaborative Crisis Response: Integrating Law Enforcement and Systems-Based Practices for Supporting Individuals with IDD and Mental Health Needs
Orange County Ballroom 1/2
988/911 Collaboration: Strengthening our Communities through Relationships, Resources, and Support
Marquis Ballroom Northeast
You Good? Two words that saved my life and stopped me from suicide
Grand Ballroom F
But Wait, There's More: Advance CIT Courses and Programming to Continue Growth and Development
Orange County Ballroom 3/4
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Refresher Course: Enhancing Officer Preparedness in Responding to Mental Health Crises
Marquis Ballroom Northwest
From Start to Gold; Implementing a CIT Regional Program in Orange County
Grand Ballroom J/K
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
BREAK: Visit our Sponsors and Exhibitors
Marquis Ballroom Center/South
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Workshop Presentations (12)
Calm Under Pressure: Unlocking the Power of Body-Based Techniques to Defuse Crisis
Grand Ballroom E
The Role of Certified Peer Support in Crisis Care: Enhancing Trust, Recovery, and Outcomes
Platinum Ballroom 9/10
Two Self-Care CIT Stories- On a Winning Streak
Orange County Ballroom 1/2
Transforming Crisis Response: Collaborative Approaches in Behavioral Health – San Bernardino County Steering Committee Panel
Platinum Ballroom 1/2
Not Just Another Co-Response: A Trauma Informed Approach to Improving Outcomes for Children
Marquis Ballroom Northeast
Co-Response: Not just for big cities
Grand Ballroom G/H
Harnessing Science When it Matters Most: The Integrated Behavioural Emergency Assessment and Response Model
Grand Ballroom J/K
The START Model – Enhancing Crisis Response for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities through Partnerships
Orange County Ballroom 3/4
Advanced Communication Skills for Public Safety Professionals
Grand Ballroom F
Empowering CIT Instructors: Strategies for Maximizing Student Growth and Engagement
Marquis Ballroom Northwest
911 Crisis Call Diversion: Assessing Policy Changes and Measuring Effectiveness
Grand Ballroom A/B
Revolutionizing De-escalation Competency Training: Harnessing Virtual Reality for Real-World Impact
Grand Ballroom C/D
12:30 p.m.
CONFERENCE CLOSES
EXHIBIT AREA HOURS OF OPERATION
Sunday, August 10th
12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Set-Up)
Monday, August 11th
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (Set-Up) | 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12th
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13th
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
CIT STORE HOURS OF OPERATION
Sunday, August 10th
12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Monday, August 11th
6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12th
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13th
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION HOURS OF OPERATION
Sunday, August 10th
12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Monday, August 11th
6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12th
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13th
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.