GLOUCESTER – Operation 2 Save Lives (O2SL) & QRT National continued its training in Gloucester recently, delivering Trauma-Informed Response Training to personnel from the Gloucester Housing Authority, Health Department and Fire Department personnel.
Category: Training
Gloucester Health Department Provides Training for Gloucester Schools and Police on Recognizing and Responding to Trauma
GLOUCESTER – The City of Gloucester and Health Director Max Schenk are pleased to share that staff from Gloucester Public Schools and the Gloucester Police Department participated in training to help them recognize and respond to trauma in ways consistent with the city’s efforts to support the mental health of all. On Monday, March 28 and Tuesday, March 29, training was provided to 53 officers of the Gloucester Police Department, and on Tuesday, March 29 training was provided to over 100 Gloucester Public Schools staff members, including the faculty of Gloucester High School and district-wide clinical staff members. The training is part of an ongoing effort to support mental health in a trauma-sensitive way for members of the community affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, for those facing economic and social hardships, and for those with a history of personal trauma. Funding for the training was provided by the Substance Abuse
Family Support Training Offerings
O2SL and QRT National has collaborated with Maureen Cavanaugh of Magnolia Recovery and Consulting to support families affected by substance use. Maureen Cavanagh, MPA M.Ed, speaks from both lived experience and education to families, the community, educators, and professionals who support those with a substance use disorder. Ms. Cavanagh has delivered keynote speeches, workshops, and multi-day trainings around the topics of substance use disorder and the impact on the support system, community, and education system. To date, there are over 50 NAADAC Approved Continuing Education Units (CEUs) accepted by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and most state licensing boards. To find CEUs by state, visit: NAADAC Maureen Cavanagh, MPA M.Ed, speaks from both lived experience and education to families, the community, educators, and professionals who support those with a substance use disorder. Ms. Cavanagh has delivered keynote speeches, workshops, and multi-day trainings around the topics of substance use
O2SL and QRT National Trains West Virginia Police on the Impacts of Trauma
Operation 2 Save Lives & QRT National instructors spent Monday and Tuesday of this week training law enforcement partners in several counties in West Virginia, educating seventy law enforcement responders on the impact of trauma on their service to the community. O2SL and QRT National’s Trauma-Informed Care Training expert, Edward Jacoubs, and Director of Operations, Daniel Meloy, spent the past two days with leaders and officers from nine police departments alongside partner Beth Bailey, Project Director of the Rural Health Opioid Program, Community Connections, Inc., based in Princeton, West Virginia. Director Bailey oversees the Quick Response Teams (QRT) in this region, made up of law enforcement professionals and mental health and recovery community professionals in Mercer, McDowell, and Wyoming counties. Jacoubs, M.S.W., who has the past 42 years of experience in the juvenile justice and forensic mental health field, led the two-day training alongside Director of Operations Meloy, working with
O2SL and QRT National Team Prepare for August 9th and 10th Training With West Virginia Partners
On August 9th and 10th, O2SL and QRT National’s Director of Operations, Daniel Meloy, along with our trauma-informed response subject matter expert, Edward Jacoubs (MSW), will be training law enforcement partners from the Pineville and Princeton, West Virginia regions. Retired Chief Meloy and Beth Bailey, Project Director of the Rural Health Opioid Program, from Community Connections, Inc., continue to collaborate to provide opportunities to share best practices and educate Quick Response Teams and law enforcement responders, including this upcoming training about the impact of trauma on law enforcement’s service to the community. Learning About the Impact of Trauma Trauma’s impact on those that they serve in the community but also the impact of trauma on first responders themselves. O2SL and QRT National’s team of subject matter experts focus on supporting pre-arrest diversion, deflection, while understanding the impact of trauma on those that they serve, as well as the impacts of