Mental Health for Public Safety
Recognize, respond to, and de-escalate mental-health situations in the field — and strengthen your own wellness and resilience as a responder.
A downloadable kit for running this workshop yourself — $49, includes a 12-month facilitation license. Buy it alone or as a Combo with the virtual course.
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Recognize, respond to, and de-escalate mental-health situations in the field — and strengthen your own wellness and resilience as a responder. Audience: Police, fire, EMS, dispatch, and corrections officers. This is a professional-development and awareness course. It is not clinical treatment, diagnosis, or therapy, and it is non-diagnostic. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or contact local emergency services (911). Final assessment pass threshold: 80%.
What you'll learn
- Explain common mental-health conditions in plain language
- Identify observable signs of acute mental-health crisis
- Apply time-distance-cover to slow an encounter down
- Adapt approach for youth, veterans, and older adults
- Recognize signs of cumulative stress and burnout in yourself and peers
- Map local crisis-system options beyond arrest or ER
Curriculum
Introduction & Course Materials
Start Here — About This Course & Crisis Resources
Mental Health Basics & Reducing Stigma in Public Safety
Recognizing Signs of Mental-Health Crisis
De-escalation & Communication Techniques in the Field
Special Populations
Responder Wellness — Stress, Trauma Exposure, Burnout & Resilience
Resources, Referral & the Handoff
Final Assessment (Scored — Proctored)
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