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Crisis Intervention Team Presentation at First Thursday Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2018
St. Helens, Ore. – The St. Helens Police Department invites the community to attend a Crisis Intervention Team presentation at the police department’s monthly First Thursday community meeting. The meeting will be held in the Columbia Center Auditorium, 375 S. 18th Street, on Thursday, December 6 at 7 p.m.
Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T.) Coordinator Brianne Mares will discuss the resources that are available to Columbia County residents who are experiencing a mental health crisis, including information about the mobile crisis team. She will also review the training that local law enforcement officers receive to respond to calls for service involving an individual who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. These types of calls can include an individual experiencing suicidal ideation, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.
Mares started working with Columbia Community Mental Health (CCMH) in 2011 as a prevention specialist intern. Before transitioning to her current role as C.I.T. Coordinator, her job included working mostly with community members and Columbia County school districts in the areas of substance abuse, problem gambling, and suicide prevention. As C.I.T. Coordinator, Mares routinely works with CCMH and community partners to host 40-hour training programs for law enforcement officers to teach best practices for responding to mental health crisis calls.
First Thursday is a monthly community meeting with the St. Helens Police Department held on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. A new topic is presented at each meeting by a police officer or police staff related to community safety, crime prevention, police services, or seasonal-specific safety information. After a brief presentation, participants have the opportunity to ask St. Helens officers questions, find out what’s happening in St. Helens neighborhoods, and discuss any topics of concern with fellow community members and police.
The goal of First Thursday is to bring the St. Helens community and local law enforcement together once a month for meaningful conversation about the community. The meetings are an opportunity to make connections in the community, not just between police officers and residents, but also between neighbor and neighbor.
The vision of the St. Helens Police Department is to provide professional police services that will secure public trust and keep our neighborhoods safe and free of crime. Our mission is to work with all citizens to make our city a place where people live safely and to promote individual responsibility and community commitment.
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For further information regarding the St. Helens Police Department’s First Thursday program, please contact Communications Officer Crystal Farnsworth at crystalf@ci.st-helens.or.us or 503-366-8215.
