O2SL & QRT National will be providing Deflection Academy training to Newtown, Connecticut. 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.
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Chautauqua County Sheriff’s National Summit (NY)
O2SL and QRT National will be presenting on the topic of Deflection at the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s National Summit event to be held August 5, 2024, by invitation from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office.
Montana Angel Initiative Overview Sessions (Billings, MT)
O2SL & QRT National will be partnering with Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to deliver instruction on the Angel Initiative to law enforcement and local partners during multiple training sessions being held in Billings, Montana, on 31 July and 1 August 2024. The Angel Initiative is a community-based, police-assisted deflection program, which aims to improve access and entry into substance abuse treatment, and ultimately, connect more people to treatment. The initiative allows someone who is struggling with addiction to call the hotline, approach a law enforcement officer, or visit a participating law enforcement office to receive assistance and a connection to treatment.
Monticello-Crossett Situation Table Training (Monticello, AR)
O2SL and QRT National will be presenting another One-Day Situation Table training to Monticello, AR, with support from the collaborative partnership between FHI 360 and Phoenix Youth and Family Services. This follow-up training will further prepare the 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.
O2SL & QRT National Delivers Situation Table Training in Monticello, AR
We were with our FHI360 partners this past week in Arkansas, having the honor and pleasure to collaborate and help build the first Situation Table in Arkansas with our friends from Southeastern Arkansas in the Monticello-Crossett region. It was invaluable for us as we learned about the origins of Juneteenth dating back to 1865, continuing to be hosted in neighboring Wilmar, AR. Please check out the below AR PBS special on Wilmar featuring our new friend and partner, Mayor Toni Perry. Mayor Perry, thank you! Thank you to Phoenix Youth and Family services, University of Arkansas Monticello, Career Pathways, United Family Services, SEA Delta Solutions, and Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District. We look forward to being back on the ground with you in July! Shout outs to Evelyn, Orlando, Roshunda, Carla, Anita, Ronald, Ambra, Douglas, Yolanda, Toni, and Christie, Thank you for your leadership and teaching us about the important
Clay County Situation Table Training (Manchester, KY)
O2SL and QRT National will be presenting Situation Table training to Clay County, KY, with support from the collaborative partnership between Cumberland Valley District Health Department and the Volunteers of America Mid-States. 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.
Hear From O2SL and QRT National’s C.O.O. Scott Allen in 2021, COPS Office and PERF report: “Policing on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis
Read the Office of COPS and PERF report here, Policing on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis (usdoj.gov) Hear Retired East Bridgewater, Massachusetts Chief of Police and current O2SL and QRT National’s Scott Allen discussing How Police can Effectively Manage their Multiple, Sometimes Conflicting Roles of Emergency Response, Public Safety, and Law Enforcement” See pages 51, 56, 73, 77 for direct quotations from Retired Chief Allen.