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  • 2022 FALL JUSTICE REFORM: CHANGING THE PARADIGM OF COMMUNITY POLICING CONFERENCE - Sep 28, 2022 through Sep 30, 2022. Hosted by Men and Women 4 Justice, Newark Bronze Shields, and New Jersey Grand Council

  • Main Conference
    • Workshops
      • Conflict Engagement For Law Enforcement
      • Unintended Consequences of Menthol Bans and Prohibitions: Fake News vs The Facts
      • The Color of Law - Federal Civil Rights
      • The Guardian-v-Warrior Mindset: A Seismic Shift In Policing
      • Mental Health First Aid
      • After The Bang-An Anatomy of a Fatal Use of Force
      • Trauma Informed Policing as a Tool for Community Policing
      • Civilian Oversight as a Police Accountability Mechanism
      • Prevention of Police Misconduct Through Ethical Decision-Making
      • NABLEO Executive Committee Meeting
      • Keeping Track of Your Money
      • Whistleblowers: Behind The Infamous Blue Wall of Silence
      • Eliminating Implicit Bias to Enhance Police-Community Engagement
      • NABLEO Board of Directors Meeting
    • Presenters
      • Captain Carol Hamilton
      • Chief Daryl K. Roberts
      • Chief John I. Dixon, III
      • Dep. Chief Investigator Wade Hardy
      • Dep. Inspector Corey Pegues
      • Det. Felicia Richards
      • Director Quovella Spruill
      • Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis
      • Dr. Lorenzo Boyd
      • Dr. Matthew F. Fogg (Ret.)
      • Dr. Shirley A. Wilson
      • Elliot T. Boyce, Sr., M.A., M.P.A
      • Inv. Eliott T. Boyce, Sr.
      • Lieut. David Daniels
      • Sgt. James Scott
      • Sheriff Rochelle Bilal
      • Special Agent Vernon Addison
    • Agenda
  • Conference Hotel
    • Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
  • Special Events
    • 2022 Scholarship and Awards Ceremonies
    • Award Honorees
      • Sheriff Mildred Scott - Community Leadership Award
      • Commissioner Jiles Ship - Law Enforcement Leadership Award
      • Elliot T. Boyce, Sr. - Community Policing Award
      • Wilena Julien - Lifetime Achievement Award
      • Nakia Jones-Harris - Chairman's Award
      • UNITED BLACK POLICE OFFICER’S ASSOCIATION - Chairman's Award
      • HISPANIC NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION - Chairman's Award
      • KALAH WILLIAMS - Children of Courage Scholarship Award
      • NOBLE New Jersey - Community Service Award
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  • Registration
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Speakers for This Workshop

Det. Felicia Richards - New York City Police Department



(PLEASE NOTE: Speakers, panelists and/or associated workshop may change at our discretion based on need or required changes in schedules)

Sponsors

  • Mental Health First Aid

    Presented on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 08:00A

    This program is a three-year basic certification program presented over a two-day period and has an added cost of $40.00 for materials.

    When someone mentions officer wellness, we generally tend to think about an officer’s physical fitness. Rarely do we consider the mental and emotional health of an officer. During an officer’s career, he or she may experience a significant level of personal and/or professional stress, which could be acute or chronic in nature. Personal stress may arise from an officer dealing with a divorce/child custody, financial problems, the death of a loved one, an unhealthy relationship, disease, retirement, or mental illness (i.e. depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, etc.). Professional stress is innate to the law enforcement profession. Vicarious trauma can result from the cumulative, ongoing effects that first responders are exposed to on a daily basis. This may include responding to gang-related shootings/homicides, unpredictable domestic incidents, traffic stops, catastrophic incidents, dealing with subjects who have a mental illness, and now second guessing ourselves in determining whether or not to use deadly force in today’s intense public scrutiny. These repeated incidents can have an adverse impact on officers’ wellbeing without them even realizing its effects.

    Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.

    Through discussions related to depression and mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, psychosis, substance use disorders, and other issues, Mental Health First Aid teaches about recovery and resiliency – the belief that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better, and use their strengths to stay well.

    Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based, in-person certification training program with proven ability to teach individuals how to recognize and respond to the warning signs of mental illness and substance use disorders and link people with appropriate treatment and support. Mental Health First Aid increases the understanding that mental illnesses are real, common and treatable.

    This program is a three-year basic certification program presented over a two-day period and has an added cost of $40.00 for materials. The program has been presented as a part of the training process for the New York City Police Department.

    Who Should Attend?

    Line, staff and administrative officers working in assignments for Community Policing Programs in any of the following types of agencies: Municipal Police Depts.; County Police/Sheriffs; State Police Depts.; Campus Police/Safety/Security; Federal Agencies; Transit/Port Authorities; Housing Police; School Resource Officers; Correctional Officers. As well, the staff and leadership of community organizations are welcome to attend. Workshops (except for those restricted to Members Only) are open to all persons..

    Why Attend?

    Gain exposure to the latest information and trends, and acquire new skills in your field; learn from leading experts and trainers; network with colleagues from across the country; gain different perspectives on current issues of common concern; get inspired to make justice for all a reality.
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