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Thurs., October 27, 2022: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Zoom and Inperson
Who Should Attend?
First responders, dispatchers, police officers, firefighters, correctional officers , hospital staff, school staff, and school police officers.
Location:
Kingman Armory
111 S. Main Street
Kingman, KS 67068
Date: Thurs., October 27, 2022
Time: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
Fee: FREE
Certificates of attendance will be distributed at the end of the training.
Mental Health America of the Heartland
739 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS, 66101
Questions?
Stacy Davis
Mental Health America of the Heartland
739 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: 913-281-2221, ext. 112
Email: sdavis@mhah.org
www.mhah.org
Overview: This training will give
participants an overview of mental illness and help them to interact more effectively with persons with mental illness.
Course Objectives: Upon the completion of this training, the participant will be able to:
1. Use communication techniques — including de-escalation— when interacting with persons with mental illness,
2. Recognize characteristics of the major mental illnesses (anxiety,
schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder) and how these mental illnesses occur especially during crisis,
3. Distinguish between facts and fallacies associated with various diverse groups,
4. Identify the more commonly prescribed medications and side-effects,
5. Describe state and local community resources for mental health,
6. Understand the role police officers have in the involuntary commitment
process,
7. Describe the Kansas suicide rates amongst veterans ,
8. Identify helpful local, rural, and frontier programs for veterans.
Please register by October 20, 2022. If you are unable to register online or have questions or need translation or accommodations please contact Stacy Davis at least 5 days prior to the workshop.
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Recognizing and Responding to Persons with Mental Illness
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Kingman Armory
111 S. Main Street Kingman
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Recognizing and Responding to Persons with Mental Illness
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Kingman Armory
111 S. Main Street Kingman
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Recognizing and Responding to Persons with Mental Illness
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Kingman Armory
111 S. Main Street Kingman
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