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This webinar will feature representatives from the Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS), who will speak about how first responders are becoming trauma-informed and discuss the practical applications of putting trauma-informed strategies in place. Presenters will discuss several innovative state and local programs, including training programs and support initiatives.
Participants will learn:
- Ohio's multilevel, statewide strategy to improve mental health and substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support services in Ohio.
- Strategies to increase support for first responders dealing with primary and witness trauma.
- How trauma-informed approaches can help first responders be safer and more effective.
- New tools and resources for using trauma-informed approaches to common situations encountered by first responders, including responses to opioid overdose.
Participants will learn:
- Ohio's multilevel, statewide strategy to improve mental health and substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support services in Ohio.
- Strategies to increase support for first responders dealing with primary and witness trauma.
- How trauma-informed approaches can help first responders be safer and more effective.
- New tools and resources for using trauma-informed approaches to common situations encountered by first responders, including responses to opioid overdose.
Date Created: February 3, 2021