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Pottstown, PA 19464 | (610) 323-6689

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Norristown PA 19401 |
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Police School

NAMI Montgomery County works closely with Montgomery County Emergency Service (MCES) on programs to divert persons with mental illness from the criminal justice system.

The MCES diversion strategy is based on training all police officers in its service area to be Crisis Intervention Specialists (CIS) able to recognize the signs of possible mental illness and to safely provide assistance. 

NAMI presents the In Our Own Voice program twice each month at the MCES police school. The school trains police, corrections and probation officers not only in Montgomery County, but also in the surrounding counties and throughout the region (including southern New Jersey) and throughout Pennsylvania. The state of Virginia is also sending officers for training.

The CIS Program began in 1975 and has been cited a national model.  More information is available at www.mces.org.

MCES Quest White Papers

A good way to learn more about Police School and Crisis Intervention Specialist training is to read the MCES Quest white papers. These are available from the Quest tab of the Community Page.

Involuntary psychiatric evaluation and treatment 101

Suicide Prevention and Criminal Justice

After a Suicide

Intellectual disabilities and Criminal Justice

Understand dual disorders

Diversion of the mentally ill

Enhancing Police Effectiveness

MCES Community Lectures 2010

MCES Community Lectures are presented by MCES clinical and professional staff, as well as guest speakers who offer significant expertise directly related to their topic. Lectures are designed to meet the needs of all professionals in the behavioral health field, as well as mental health consumers and the general community.

All Lectures take place in the 2nd floor MCES Conference Room at 50 Beech Drive, which is located on the Norristown State Hospital grounds. Please refer to the included directions or visit the MCES website www.mces.org  and click on Driving Directions at the bottom of the home page.  For questions regarding reservations and/or cancellations, contact Sharon Bieber, 610-279-6100,ext. 110. For questions regarding credits, contact Tony Salvatore, 610-279-6100, ext. 227.

Follow this link to download the MCES 2010 Community Lecture Catalogue.