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Michael Botieri, left, and Scott Allen of Cordata’s O2SL & QRT National present during a two-day Situation Table Training session in Brattleboro, Vermont. (Photo courtesy Cordata’s O2SL & QRT National) BRATTLEBORO, Vermont — Cordata’s Operation 2 Save Lives (O2SL) & QRT National recently delivered a two-day Situation Table Training session in Brattleboro, Vermont. On Dec. 10 and 11, 62 attendees representing dozens of agencies were trained at the Brattleboro Fire Department on the Situation Table model, a strategy that facilitates multi-agency interventions for those at risk of experiencing a crisis. Brattleboro anticipates launching its Situation Table meetings within two or three weeks of the training, shortly after the start of the new year. Michael Botieri, Scott Allen, and Nan Franks (M.A., LPC, LICDC) of Cordata’s O2SL & QRT National delivered the training. The Situation Table trainings are sponsored and funded through Vermont Gov. Phil Scott’s Public Safety Enhancement Team (PSET).

O2SL & QRT National and Cordata delivered a Situation Table Training to 38 Linn County, Oregon attendees earlier this month. (Photo courtesy Operation 2 Save Lives & QRT National and Cordata) ALBANY, Oregon — Operation 2 Save Lives (O2SL) & QRT National and Cordata recently delivered a two-day Situation Table Training session for Linn County, Oregon. On Nov. 6 and 7, 38 attendees representing 22 agencies were trained at the Albany Police Department in Oregon on the Situation Table model, a strategy that facilitates multi-agency interventions for those at risk of experiencing a crisis. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the county will launch Situation Table meetings. O2SL & QRT National and Cordata Senior Community Engagement Specialist Michael Botieri, Law Enforcement Executive Walter Sweeney, and Community Engagement Specialist Dan Cortez of the Chelsea Police Department in Massachusetts delivered the training at the Albany Police Department. The participants who attended the training came