Partners in Safety Breaking Barriers (Elizabethtown, KY)
O2SL and QRT National will be presenting at the Partners in Safety Breaking Barriers event to be held November 14, 2023, at the Early College and Career Center Hardin County Schools in Elizabethtown, KY. Topics will include current narcotics trends, overdose data, Fentanyl education, and Quick Response Teams. Coffee, snacks, and lunch will be provided. Presented by Communicare Regional Prevention Center, Lincoln Trail District Health Department, and the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force.
New England Association of Recovery Court Professionals Deflection Briefing (Danvers, MA)
O2SL and QRT National will be presenting on the subject of "Integration of Deflection with Recovery Courts" to the New England Association of Recovery Court Professionals (NEARCP) in Danvers, MA, on November 15, 2023. NEARCP is a non-profit consortium of judges, lawyers, treatment providers, case managers, probation and law enforcement officers, and other professionals promotes regional coordination and provides policy and practice, training, technical assistance, and resource support to the recovery court community in the New England area.
Litchfield County Opiate Task Force Conference (Torrington, CT)
O2SL and QRT National will be presenting on the subject of "Compassionate Policing through Deflection" at the "Reimagining Empathy: A Decade of Unity and Resilience" Conference hosted by Litchfield County Opiate Task Force on November 30, 2023, at the Warner Theater in Torrington, CT. The conference reflects on a decade addressing the overdose crisis and its roots causes in the community and future endeavors to combat this issue. Other session topics will include Life Saving Measures, Mindfulness and Sound Healing, and Talking to Loved Ones about Their Addiction.
Deflection Academy: Porter & Starke Counties (Valparaiso, IN)
O2SL & QRT National will be providing Deflection Academy training to Porter & Starke Counties, Indiana. This 2-day training course will inform and educate public safety, outreach team members, partners, and leaders on the field of Deflection and pre-arrest diversion. It will offer an overview of nationally recognized Deflection pathways while focusing on engaging public safety in collaboration with their public health and community-based team members. These Deflection models are operating within communities across the United States.
Deflection Academy: Powell County (Stanton, KY)
O2SL & QRT National will be providing Deflection Academy training to Powell County, Kentucky. This 2-day training course will inform and educate public safety, outreach team members, partners, and leaders on the field of Deflection and pre-arrest diversion. It will offer an overview of nationally recognized Deflection pathways while focusing on engaging public safety in collaboration with their public health and community-based team members. These Deflection models are operating within communities across the United States.
Deflection Academy: Letcher County (Whitesburg, KY)
O2SL & QRT National will be providing Deflection Academy training to Letcher County, Kentucky. This 2-day training course will inform and educate public safety, outreach team members, partners, and leaders on the field of Deflection and pre-arrest diversion. It will offer an overview of nationally recognized Deflection pathways while focusing on engaging public safety in collaboration with their public health and community-based team members. These Deflection models are operating within communities across the United States.
Deflection Academy: Clay County (Manchester, KY)
O2SL & QRT National will be providing Deflection Academy training to Clay County, Kentucky. This 2-day training course will inform and educate public safety, outreach team members, partners, and leaders on the field of Deflection and pre-arrest diversion. It will offer an overview of nationally recognized Deflection pathways while focusing on engaging public safety in collaboration with their public health and community-based team members. These Deflection models are operating within communities across the United States.
Deflection Academy (Jeffersontown, KY)
O2SL & QRT National will be providing Deflection Academy training to Jeffersontown, Kentucky. This 1-day training course will inform and educate public safety, outreach team members, partners, and leaders on the field of Deflection and pre-arrest diversion. It will offer an overview of nationally recognized Deflection pathways while focusing on engaging public safety in collaboration with their public health and community-based team members. These Deflection models are operating within communities across the United States.
Deflection 101 Webinar
O2SL & QRT National's Daniel Meloy will be a key speaker for the Deflection 101 webinar presented by Ohio Deflection Association with support from the NEOMED Substance Use Deflection Initiative. This presentation will introduce the core concepts of collaborative community response and the larger topic of deflection with discussion around identifying key strategies and principles of deflection, differentiating it from diversion, identifying key stakeholders and partners, and exploring the Six "Deflection" Pathways.
Deflection Academy: McCreary County (Whitley City, KY)
O2SL & QRT National will be providing Deflection Academy training to McCreary County, Kentucky. This 2-day training course will inform and educate public safety, outreach team members, partners, and leaders on the field of Deflection, pre-arrest diversion, Community Safety and Well-Being, and other social health issues. It will offer an overview of nationally recognized Deflection pathways while focusing on engaging public safety in collaboration with their public health and community-based team members. These Deflection models are operating within communities across the United States.
Deflection Echo (Virtual Session)
O2SL and QRT National will be leading and among the panelists for multiple Deflection ECHO virtual learning sessions in the first half of 2024. These sessions provide a collaborative environment for law enforcement, medical responders, addiction treatment providers, peers, and those with lived experiences to partner to share evidence-based strategies and solutions to the substance use crises facing communities across the nation. The target audience would be QRTs, law enforcement, EMS/EMT, peer support, individuals with lived experience, mental health/substance use clinicians, social workers, counselors, public health, hospitals, schools, and other community agencies. Topics will include Deflection 101, Trauma Informed Response, Research and Evaluation, Pharmacology in SUD/AUD Treatment, and Working with Families. This is a public service offered by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence (CJCCoE) in NEOMED's Department of Psychiatry through American Rescue Plan Act funding awarded by the Office of Criminal Justice Services.
Casper Situation Table Training (Casper, WY)
O2SL and QRT National will be presenting Situation Table training to Casper, WY, with the support from collaborative partnership amongst Central Wyoming Counseling Center, the Natrona Collective Health Trust, Banner Wyoming Medical Center, Healthcare for the Homeless, and Community Action Partnership of Natrona County. This training will prepare a community, its key stakeholders, and partners with the skills and lessons necessary to implement a local Situation Table that addresses Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) and provides collaborative solutions for responding to individuals or situations identified as being at Acutely Elevated Risk.