CIT International, Inc. is a nonprofit membership organization whose primary purpose is to facilitate understanding, development, and implementation of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs throughout the U.S. and worldwide in order to promote and support collaborative efforts to create and sustain more effective interactions among law enforcement, mental health care providers, individuals with mental illnesses, their families, and communities and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.

CIT International works to accomplish this purpose by:

1. Holding the Annual CIT International Conference with local CIT partners to provide education and networking to help develop, maintain and sustain CIT programs,
2. Raising public and stakeholder awareness through education and outreach,
3. Establishing and disseminating recommended standards for developing, implementing and sustaining CIT programs,
4. Providing technical assistance to communities interested in developing CIT programs,
5. Supporting research and evaluation of CIT programs to demonstrate their value for communities.