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De-escalation: Mississippi Statutory Definitions
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Mississippi law enforcement agencies are authorized to set up Crisis Intervention Teams to deal with individuals with mental health issues in alternative ways than confinement in jail.
CIT training includes de-escalation techniques. CIT training linked here (Sep. 1, 2010).
"(1) Any law enforcement agency or community mental health center, as a participating partner, is authorized to establish Crisis Intervention Teams to provide for psychiatric emergency services and triage and referral services for persons who are with substantial likelihood of bodily harm as a more humane alternative to confinement in a jail."
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