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To Recognize and Congratulate Officer Jennifer Mancini for being named CIT Officer of the Year by NAMI Franklin County
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WHEREAS, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program is a model for community policing that brings together law enforcement, mental health providers, hospital emergency departments and individuals with mental illness and their families to improve responses to people in crisis; and
WHEREAS, In Columbus the CIT program is a partnership between the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Franklin County and Columbus Division of Police; and
WHEREAS, Officer Mancini has been recognized as NAMI CIT Officer of the Year for her outstanding dedication to people struggling with a mental health crisis. She often responds to calls for service while off duty; and
WHEREAS, Officer Mancini facilitates a grant program that assists women who have been diagnosed with mental illness from returning to jail; and
WHEREAS, Officer Mancini has expressed her dedication to this individuals in our community struggling with a severe disease by maintaining contact and provide support to those she has helped through a mental health crisis long after the event occurs; and
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby express its appreciation for the outstanding contributions of Officer Jennifer Mancini to the Columbus Division of Police and the Columbus community, and to congratulate her on receiving the honor of being named NAMI CIT Officer of the Year.