The South Shore Regional CIT-TTAC works with the local community to improve response to mental health and substance use challenges in the region.
Supports the Quincy District Court Hub table bringing police departments and crisis management systems together with behavioral health providers in the following 7 towns:
Braintree, Cohasset, Holbrook, Milton, Quincy, Randolph, and Weymouth.
Consults with local police departments and towns to advise on best practices when responding to mental health crises and substance use concerns.
Provides targeted training for local police departments throughout the region.
Community Involvement
South Shore CIT-TTAC benefits
for the town of Braintree:
Through the Jail Diversion Program grant from the Department of Mental Health, Braintree employs co-responding clinicians to provide crisis response to mental health related calls in Braintree as well as follow ups and referrals post-crisis.
Responds with Manet Community Health Center Prevention Specialists to provide Post-Overdose Response outreach.
Ensures that 100% of law enforcement receive training in Mental Health First Aid, and 25% in Crisis Intervention Team Training.
Mental Health Interactions
In the graph, we can see the trajectory of calls for service that have a mental health component over the past several years. Most recently in 2023, there were 314 mental health calls. The Braintree Family Service Unit/Crisis Intervention Team additionally completed 532 well-being checks and 323 mental health follow ups; totaling roughly 1,100 mental health related interactions with the community.
