Episode 44 - Crisis Intervention Team & A New Crisis Center

04/19/21 • 36 min

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Jill Anderson and Patrick Halpern of New River Valley Community Services discuss the agency's long-running history with the Crisis Intervention Team model, as well as the development of a new crisis center for persons experiencing behavioral health emergencies.

Resources mentioned in this episode: New River Valley Community Services website - http://www.nrvcs.org

Virginia Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Coalition website - http://www.virginiacit.org

National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care: A Best Practice Toolkit - http://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/national-guidelines-for-behavioral-health-crisis-care-02242020.pdf

Sponsor information: Teen Connections - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-south-atlantic/education-programs/teen-connections Contact: Malinda Britt, PPSAT Community Health Educator [email protected] / (540) 315-2130

Resources mentioned in this episode: New River Valley Community Services website - http://www.nrvcs.org

Virginia Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Coalition website - http://www.virginiacit.org

National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care: A Best Practice Toolkit - http://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/national-guidelines-for-behavioral-health-crisis-care-02242020.pdf

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Moe McClanahan, a retired police officer, is the Director of Training and Education with the Safe Surfin’ Foundation and a High-Tech Crime Specialist with the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). In our discussion, we talk about some of the issues associated with use of the internet and social media apps that are popular with you - but maybe not as familiar for parents, grandparents or other caregivers.

Resources mentioned in this episode: Safe Surfin' Foundation website - http://www.safesurfin.orgSafe Surfin' on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/safesurfinfou...Safe Surfin' on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/safe.surfin

Sponsor Information:Teen Connections - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-south-atlantic/education-programs/teen-connections Contact: Malinda Britt, PPSAT Community Health Educator [email protected] / (540) 315-2130

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Episode 45 - Resilience Week in Virginia & Trauma Informed Communities

Melissa McGinn, MSW, LCSW, is currently Director of Community Prevention Programs for Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now or “SCAN”) and she also serves as State Coordinator for Virginia’s Trauma Informed Community Networks.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:Greater Richmond SCAN website: http://www.grscan.orgPACEs (Positive & Adverse Childhood Experiences): http://www.acesconnection.com (there is no "p" in the URL address) Book - "What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing" by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD & Oprah Winfrey (Amazon link): https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-... Sponsor Information:Teen Connections - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/pla... Contact: Malinda Britt, PPSAT Community Health Educator [email protected] / (540) 315-2130