Victor Petreca

Victor Petreca directs the Center for Police Training in Crisis Intervention, developing evidence-based programs for law enforcement. The Center, a Massachusetts Department of Mental Health initiative, optimizes behavioral crisis responses and supports jail diversion programs statewide. He's an Assistant Professor at Boston College's Connell School of Nursing and a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, his research focuses on forensic psychiatry, jail diversion, and crisis intervention strategies. Petreca has extensive clinical experience in forensic psychiatry/mental health, correctional healthcare, and psychopharmacology.