Crisis Prevention Institute, founded in 1980, provides evidence-based de-escalation, crisis prevention and dementia care training to professionals worldwide.
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) is a training organisation founded in 1980 that provides evidence-based de-escalation and crisis prevention programmes, along with dementia care services. Its courses teach professionals to recognise, prevent and respond to workplace crises, and are largely delivered through a train-the-trainer model, allowing client organisations to build internal capability. The company states that more than 17 million people have been trained globally and that it conducts over 1,500 training seminars a year.
CPI's programmes are used across a range of sectors, including education, healthcare, behavioural health, long-term care, human services, security, corporate and retail settings. Its stated operating philosophy is "Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security" for everyone, with an emphasis on empathy, meaningful connection and personal safety as means of reducing fear, anxiety and conflict.
Headquartered operations serve a global customer base. The company describes itself as fast-growing and offers career progression from entry-level roles through to executive leadership, alongside a culture that emphasises fulfilment, meaningful relationships and shared recognition of results.
