Amanda Stamps

Amanda Stamps retired from the Mesa Police Department after spending 26 years pursuing her passion of helping others. Amanda was the CIT Program Coordinator for the Mesa Police Department and was involved in the creation of the Crisis Response Team, the current co-responder model, and the call diversion program responsible for diverting hundreds of calls directly to the crisis system. Amanda has assisted numerous regions in the creation of CIT Programs. Amanda has been involved in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) for more than a decade, including working as a member of the department’s peer support team (team leader) and now providing training for all things related to CISM and creating peer support programs. Amanda has facilitated dozens of critical incident defusings, debriefs, and community briefings as both the law enforcement partner and the mental health professional. Amanda has a M.Ed. in Counseling and Human Relations from Northern Arizona University and is attending Arizona State in pursuit of a Doctor of Behavioral Health. Amanda currently works for Community Bridges Inc. where she provides training and assists in the development of programs throughout the community. Additionally, Amanda assists staff at Community Bridges after critical incidents and trains other CBI staff on the CISM process.