This event will include a 15-minute informational session on the history and requirements of the One Mind Campaign and how IACP can help agencies complete the pledge through the One Mind Training and Technical Assistance Initiative and a 45-minute Q&A session where participants will be able to ask questions.    

Over 630 agencies around the world have already taken the One Mind Pledge!

The One Mind Campaign seeks to ensure successful interactions between law enforcement and individuals with mental health conditions. The campaign focuses on uniting local communities, public safety organizations, and mental health organizations so that the three become “of one mind”. To join the campaign, law enforcement agencies must pledge to implement four promising practices over a 12–36-month time frame:  

These practices include: 

Establishing a clearly defined and sustainable partnership with one or more community health organizations 

Developing and implement a model policy addressing law enforcement response to individuals with mental health conditions 

Training and certifing 100 percent of sworn officers (and selected non-sworn staff, such as dispatchers) in mental health by: 

• Providing Crisis Response Training (CIT), Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT), or equivalent crisis response training to a minimum of 20 percent of sworn officers (and selected non-sworn staff); and 

• Providing Mental Health First Aid training (or equivalent) to the remaining 80 percent of officers (and selected non-sworn staff). 

This project is supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 2019-NT-BX-K002 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific agencies, companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement by the author(s) or the U.S. Department of justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues.