Behavioral Health Training for Law Enforcement

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October 11, 2023, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Training is Free

Morning refreshments and provided lunch

Jefferson Church of the Nazarene, 55 E. Satin Street, Jefferson, OH 44047

What is Behavioral Health Training for Law Enforcement?

• It provides basic information about mental illness, mental health, and specific mental disorders, and their treatment to the officers.
• It provides training in specific skills that officers may use to encourage de-escalation of mental illness crises.
• It provides an overview of the local mental health system; what is available, how to access it, and local implementation of the mental health law.
• It allows officers to get to know key players in the local mental health system: providers, consumers, and family members.
• It allows officers to understand the experiences of consumers of mental health services.

Who should attend?

All law enforcement officers

Sponsored by:
Ashtabula County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board and
NAMI Ashtabula; NAMI Ohio; and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services