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1 Oregon CIT Newsle er Issue 7 March 2018 Graduates of the first CIT class in Yamhill County Yamhill County Team Completes In this issue. In this issue. First CIT Class in 2017 International CIT Conference Kevin Rau, CIT Coordinator, DPSST To address the seemingly increasing prevalence of contact between criminal justice agencies and those experiencing a mental health crisis, Yamhill County law enforcement agencies and their behavioral health partners developed a plan to enhance the crisis response capabilities in Yamhill County. One aspect of that plan is to have law enforcement officers CIT certified in the county. Their first CIT training was held in July of They are not alone. I recently attended the Western States Sheriff's Association Conference and was proud to confirm that we are on the cutting edge of CIT issues in Oregon. We are committed to a continued effort in recognizing mental health issues at all stages of the criminal justice system and diverting these individuals in crisis to the resources that will best serve them" said Yamhill County Sheriff Tim Svenson when asked about his impression of CIT in Oregon. The Yamhill County team has done a great job in seeking ways to make the criminal justice response to those in crisis more effective. There is no doubt they will continue to address challenges in the community to improve the quality of life for those living with mental illness. Scaled Response to Crisis Incidents Page 2 Being Trauma Informed Page 3 CIT International Membership Information CIT Scenarios Page 4 Time.An DPSST Director s Asset Reduce Message Use of Page 6 Force NW Regional CIT Conference Conference Information Page 7 Sample CIT Training Agenda DPSST and GOBHI Offer Grant Page 8 Scholarships CIT At Work for CIT in I Columbia Conference County Oregon CIT Program Information Page 9 Mental Health First Aid CITI Coordinator Graduates in Oregon **NW Directory REGIONAL of CIT CIT Programs CONFERENCE and Coordinators in Oregon NOW OPEN! ** REGISTRATION Information on page 7

2 Agency Spotlight.. Brianne Mares, CIT Coordinator, Columbia County CIT CIT Success Story in Columbia County Columbia County Sheriff s Deputy Derek Hibbs recently had an encounter with a veteran who was struggling with suicidal ideation due to pain. He refused other services, but Deputy Hibbs was patient and was able to get him to the front door to talk with him and provide him with a listening ear and referral to resources in the community. He left the interaction with no reason to take him into protective custody. Well done, Deputy Hibbs!! Come Join the World in Kansas City, MO for the 2018 Conference! 2018 CIT International Conference Kansas City, MO When: August 15 17, 2018 Where: Sheraton Crown Center Registration Now Open $385 Members ~~ $500 Non members Hotel Reservation Now Open $ taxes per night Leadership Institute (CIT Coordinator's Certification Course) Now Open $250 with conference registration ~~ $400 only attending the course 2

3 Join CIT International Today! CIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. Improving Responses to People in Crisis MORE THAN JUST TRAINING: Community Collabora on A Vibrant and Accessible Crisis System Police/First Responder Training Behavioral Health Staff Training Family/Consumer/Advocate Par cipa on JOIN THE MOVEMENT! CIT Interna onal is a non profit organiza on suppor ng local, na onal and interna onal efforts to improve responses to people affected by mental illness. For more informa on about CIT or how to become a member, please visit nterna onal.org or (888)738 CITI (2484). About CIT Programs The Crisis Interven on Team (CIT) Model is a solu on focused community response to helping people with mental illness. CIT programs bring stakeholders together from the law enforcement, behavioral health and advocacy sectors, along with people with lived experience with mental illness, to develop solu ons for safely re direc ng people in crisis away from the judicial system and into the health care system whenever appropriate. About the CIT Interna onal Annual Conference The CIT Interna onal Annual conference, which takes place in August of each year, draws approximately 1,000 people largely from the law enforcement, behavioral health, and advocacy sectors. There are over 100 workshops related to topics involving the intersec on of law enforcement, mental health, and criminal jus ce fields. CIT was founded in Memphis, TN in 1988 as a key component to the community s demand for safer first responder crisis services. CIT is founded on principles of dignity, understanding, kindness, hope and dedica on. Benefits of CIT Membership Access to resources from around the country Access to Subject Ma er Experts Reduced cost to a end the annual CIT conference Membership to a highly respected organiza on 3

4 Partnerships Lead to Statewide Results Eriks Gabliks, Director, DPSST Public safety responders across our nation are encountering people in crisis more than ever and the same is true in Oregon. According to data gathered by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in 2015, twenty one percent of adults in our state have some form of mental illness. This means that in Oregon, a state with just over four million residents, chances are very high that our public safety responders will handle a call involving a person in some form of crisis. The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Legislative Assembly approached DPSST in 2016 and asked if they could help support our work. Specifically, OHA had funds available to help bolster the training being offered to law enforcement, corrections, parole and probation, fire rescue and personnel who interact with Oregonians, many of which are veterans, on a daily basis who may have a form of mental illness. DPSST s Crisis Intervention Training program coordinators Linda Maddy and Kevin Rau had already established a solid relationship with the Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. (GOBHI), a well known training resource for dozens of Oregon counties. The additional funds were put to immediate use to help support specialized one and two day classes for public safety personnel who respond to people in crisis and to support current, and emerging, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) 40 hour training classes around the state. The combined efforts of DPSST and GOBHI created CITCOE, the Crisis Intervention Team Center of Excellence. The partnership with OHA continues to make $400,000 specifically available to help support your training needs. In less than two years, DPSST, GOBHI, and the CITCOE team, have established dozens of amazing partnerships around the state that are helping to deliver training to our first responders, and equally important, to those who are assigned to Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT). I wanted to thank you all for your time and continued support. If you have ideas on mental health crisis response training, need assistance, or just want to bounce ideas off of our staff, please send us a note or make a call. We value and appreciate the partnerships. 4

5 Registration Opens April 1st for The 8th Annual Northwest Regional CIT Conference! 5

6 CIT Training Example Agenda Provided by Sgt. Tyrone Jenkins, CIT Coordinator, Polk County Sheriff s Office The following is the CIT agenda for Polk County s CIT training. If you have questions about segments of this training or Polk County s approach to CIT, Contact Sgt. Tyrone Jenkins jenkins.tyrone@co.polk.or.us. Monday 8:00-8:30 Introductions 8:30-9:00 Sequential Intercept model 9:00-9:45 Getting to know each other 9:45-10:00 Break 10:00-11:00 Trauma on a spectrum 11:00-11:10 Break 11:10-11:45 Scenarios 11:45-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:00 Active listening 2:00-2:10 Break 2:10-3:00 Scenarios 3:00-4:30 Community resource panel 4:30-5:00 Scenario/activity Tuesday 8:00-10:15 MH :15-10:30 Break 10:30-11:45 Lived experience panel 11:45-12:00 Debrief 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-4:30 Personality disorders 3:30-3:40 Break 4:30-5:00 Scenario Wednesday 8:00-9:00 Mental illness and medications 9:00-9:15 Medication activity 9:15-9:25 Break 9:25-10:25 Childhood experience 10:25-10:35 Break 10:35-11:15 Legal consideration 11:15-12:15 Lunch 12:15-2:15 Veteran Post Deployment Issues 2:15-2:30 Break 2:30-5:00 De-escalation Thursday 8:00-10:45 Crisis intervention 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 De-escalation 12:00-1:00 lunch 1:00-2:00 Involuntary commitment 2:00-3:00 NAMI 3:00-3:15 Break 3:15-4:30 Dementia and challenging behaviors 4:30-5:00 Q & A Friday 8:00-10:00 Self-care 10:00-10:15 Debrief taking med management therapy 10:15-10:30 Break 10:30-11:15 Videos showing good vs. bad 11:15-11:30 MCRT role playing 11:30-1:00 Lunch 1:00-4:00 Scenarios 4:00-5:00 Graduation 6

7 What Participants are Saying About CIT in Oregon "I loved it!!" "It was powerful, emo onal and very worthwhile." "Training was effec ve. Highlight was the scenarios." "By far the best part for me was mee ng someone with mental illness and them sharing their story." From a Mental Health par cipant "Mee ng and working with law enforcement officers was by far the highlight of this week. Hearing their experiences brought new perspec ves to my work." "Appreciated ideas on how to speak to Veteran's in crisis." "I believe that the highlight of the workshop was iden fying where the breakdown in the system is, what is/is not being done to address the problem [and] how to help fix and not just deal with the symptoms." "I believe that I have a be er understanding of what people in crisis are experiencing and I have a be er understanding of what I experience a er a cri cal incident." "Scenario Training was the highlight of the workshop." 7

8 Mental Health First Aid An Evidence Based Approach Maria Pos, MHFA Project Coordinator, Association of Community Mental Health Programs Individuals experiencing mental illness and substance use disorders often have more contact with the criminal justice system than the general population. Approximately 10% of police calls involve a person with mental illness, making police often the nation s first responders to mental health crises. Therefore, the better prepared officers and staff are to respond effectively and appropriately, the more likely the interaction will be positive. It is also important to note that taken on a broader category, individuals with mental illness are more likely to be a victim of a crime than perpetrators of crimes, and with appropriate training situations involving mental illness can be deescalated. In addition to creating more ways to keep the public safe, more focus also needs to be on addressing the needs of police and corrections officers. The number 1 killer of police officers is suicide. Officer suicide rates are 1.5 times that of the general population in the United States. Approximately every hours a police officer takes his/her own life (an average of per year). Given these significant links between public safety and mental health, there is a critical need for more law enforcement officers, correction offices, and all public safety staff to have mental health training. One training program that is helpful is Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety. It provides officers with more response options to help them de escalate incidents and better understand mental illnesses so they can respond to mental health related calls appropriately without compromising safety. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an 8 hour, evidenced based education and prevention tool that teaches participants how to apply an action plan to someone who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts/behaviors, non suicidal self injury, acute psychosis, and to someone who is experiencing a reaction to a traumatic event. It is beneficial for every staff member, in or out of uniform. The Public Safety version of Mental Health First Aid is specifically geared toward police, first responders, corrections officers, and other public safety audiences. It is also an excellent complement to Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trainings. The International Association of Chiefs of Police launched the One Mind Campaign, which focuses on improving relationships between police and the mental health community and includes a commitment to train 100% of their agency s sworn officers in MHFA for public safety. So far, nearly 80,000 people have been trained nationally in Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety. With the support of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, the Oregon Department of Corrections has trained all their security staff in MHFA and requests are increasing for incorporating this within CIT trainings. Mental Health First Aid courses are offered throughout Oregon with the support of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs and Oregon Health Authority. To attend a training or for more information about Mental Health First Aid, please contact Maria Gdontakis Pos, MHFA Oregon Project Coordinator at mpos@aocmhp.org. Public Safety Officers, regardless of rank or position, may find themselves confronted with a mental health crisis. My Mental Health First Aid Training helped me to save a life, and regular incidents serve as reminders of how public safety officers fall back on their training in times of crisis. ~Captain Joseph Coffey 8

9 CIT International Certified CIT Coordinators in Oregon First Last Agency/Organiza on CIT Program Affilia on Loca on Ross Acker Coos County Health and Wellness Coos Coos Bay Deb Agee Yamhill County Health and Human Services Yamhill McMinnville Bethany Ball Yamhill County Health and Human Services Yamhill McMinnville Crystal Copenhaver Lifeways Malheur Ontario Le cia Davila Malheur County Juvenile Department Malheur Ontario Sara Dotson Polk County Behavioral Health Polk Salem Jessica Dyer Lifeways Malheur Ontario Lynn Fernon Op ons of Southern Oregon Grants Pass Grants Pass Eilene Flory Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc. Statewide The Dalles David Flynn Marion County Health Department Marion Salem Sco Gee ng University of Oregon Police Department University of Oregon Eugene Jus n Grisham Klamath County Community Correc ons Klamath Klamath Falls Zachary Hermens University of Oregon Police Department University of Oregon Eugene Tyrone Jenkins Polk County Sheriff's Office Polk Dallas Jason Jones Portland Police Bureau Portland Portland Madeline Knutz Yamhill County Sheriff's Office Yamhill McMinnville Ronald Lang Yamhill County Sheriff's Office Yamhill McMinnville April Lee Performance Leadership Ins tute No county affilia on Hood River Linda Maddy Oregon Dept. of Public Safety Standards and Training Statewide Salem Brianne Mares Columbia Community Mental Health Columbia St. Helens Melissa McRobbie Associa on of Oregon Coun es Grants pass Grants Pass Ridg Medford Ontario Police Department Malheur Ontario Robert Mulcare Associa on of Oregon Coun es Klamath Klamath Falls Kevin Rau Oregon Dept. of Public Safety Standards and Training Statewide Salem Rick Rawlins Jackson County Health and Human Services Jackson Medford Aimee Reichlin Klamath Falls Police Department Klamath Klamath Falls Colleen Roberts NAMI Douglas County Douglas Roseburg Jessy Rose Associa on of Oregon Coun es Hood River Hood River Josh Schilder Medford Police Department Jackson Medford Liz Sco Benton County Health Department Benton Corvallis Cliff Self Marion County Sheriff's Office Marion Salem Jennifer Skouras Oregon Dept. of Public Safety Standards and Training Statewide Salem Laurie Smith Lifeways Malheur Ontario Carol Speed Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc. Statewide The Dalles Tyler Whitely Washington County Sheriff's Office Washington Hillsboro Ma Wilkinson Marion County Sheriff's Office Marion Salem 9

10 CIT Program Coordinator Informa on Note: Program informa on is subject to change Clackamas County CIT Coordinator: Julie Collinson Columbia County CIT Coordinator: Brianne Mares helens.or.us Coos County CIT Coordinator: Ross Acker Deschutes County CIT Coordinator: Melissa Thompson Douglas County CIT Coordinator: Colleen Roberts Lincoln County CIT Coordinator: Lt. Jamie Russell Lane County CIT Coordinator: Sgt. Steve Sieczkowski Grant/Wheeler CIT Coordinator: Rick Brunk Yamhill County CIT Coordinators/ s: Cpt. Brandon Bowdle Cpt. Tim Symons Bethany Ball Marion County CIT Coordinator: Deputy Cliff Self Polk County Sheriff s Office Coordinator: Sgt. Tyrone Jenkins jenkins.tyrone@co.polk.or.us BOEC CIT (Tele communica ons) Coordinator: Melanie Payne melanie.payne@portlandoregon.gov Jackson County CIT Coordinator: Cpl. Josh Schilder josh.schilder@cityofmedford.org Morrow County CIT Coordinator: Rick Brunk rick.brunk@gobhi.net Uma lla County CIT Coordinator: Sgt. Bill Wright wright@uma lla city.org Wasco/Hood River CIT Coordinator: Stephen Bradley stephen.bradley@mccfl.org Klamath County CIT Coordinator: Steven Ware sware@kbbh.org Malheur County CIT Coordinator: Officer Ridg Medford ridg.medford@ontariooregon.org Portland Police Bureau Coordinator: Jason Jones jason.jones@portlandoregon.gov Oregon DOC CIT Coordinator: Chris Mortenson christopher.w.mortensen@doc.state.or.us Benton County CIT Coordinator: Liz Sco Wallowa County CIT Coordinator: Quinn Berry quinn.berry@gobhi.net Washington County CIT Coordinator: Jay Auslander jay_auslander@co.washington.or.us Hillsboro Police Department Coordinator: Officer Jason Becker jason.becker@hillsborooregon.gov Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety Coordinator: Sgt. Mike Minor mminer@grantspassoregon.gov University of Oregon Police Department Developing Deschutes Co. Correc ons CIT Developing Clatsop County CIT Developing Port of Portland Police CIT Developing Upcoming CIT Training Events: Lane County CIT April 2018 Polk County CIT June 2018 Columbia County CIT April 2018 Washington County CIT September 2018 Marion County CIT April 2018 Umatilla Count CIT April

11 CITCOE Seeks contributors for the Oregon CIT Newsletter The CITCOE Newsletter staff want to make the Oregon CIT Newsletter a valuable tool for everyone who has an interest in advancing the impact of CIT in Oregon. To do that, we need your help! We are seeking information for articles on new and innovative programs, CIT success stories, effective partnerships and existing and/or emerging CIT programs, as well as coming CIT related events. If you have an idea for an article for the Oregon CIT Newsletter, please let us know. Contact: kevin.rau@state.or.us CITCOE Team Kevin Rau DPSST kevin.rau@state.or.us Carol Speed GOBHI carol.speed@gobhi.net Linda Maddy DPSST linda.maddy@state.or.us Eilene Flory GOBHI eilene.flory@gobhi.net Integrity Compassion Accountability 11