This conference:
•Presents effective verbal de-escalation strategies of individuals who are in crisis or have mental health difficulties.
•Discusses family crisis planning and intervention strategies and identify helpful resources.
•Updates conference attendees on the ongoing opioid epidemic and the innovative DPH/BSAS, law enforcement, behavioral responses to it.
•Provides an overview of autism and the most vital issues that a first responder needs to know, including services now available.
•Discusses identification of veterans in crisis, and what are most useful as crisis prevention tools and verbal de-escalation strategies with them.
•Presents innovative and effective program models of law enforcement and provider collaboration and intervention with the intransigent homeless population.