INDIANA CRISIS ASSISTANCE RESPONSE TEAM

Who We Are

Unexpected traumatic events can overwhelm a person and a community physically, emotionally and spiritually.  I-CART is a mental health crisis response team that assists victims and survivors at the scene of a traumatic event or at a designated site immediately following the event.  I-CART follows the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) crisis response model and protocol.

 All I-CART response team members have successfully completed the NOVA 40-hour basic training in community crisis response.  All response team members are volunteers and include mental health professionals, nurses and individuals associated with law enforcement, fire departments, victim assistance, the faith-based community, emergency management and hospitals.

I-CART is included in the comprehensive emergency management plan for Marion County.  The services and expertise provided by I-CART are designed to be a supplemental resource to:

• Law enforcement agencies
• Fire departments
• Victim assistance
• Chaplains
• American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis
• Emergency Management
• Other responses established in Indiana

Our Mission

To provide:

• A network of trained professionals coordinated through a single system to respond to the mental health needs of victims of disaster or traumatic events in a timely and planned way.
• Follow-up and referrals for those in need.
• These services free of charge with dignity and respect for individual and cultural differences