Jail and Court Training
NAMI Ohio provides a one-day training course for jail and court personnel who regularly encounter individuals with mental illness.
Typical participants include: parole, probation, and corrections officers, as well as program coordinators, and school personnel who work with court involved youth.
Jail and Court Training
The Family-to-Family Education Program, created by Dr. Joyce Burland, a psychologist and family member, is a 12-class course designed for families experiencing the effects of severe brain disorders, and focuses on three major psychiatric illnesses: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic depression), and major depression.
Attendees will learn:
- How to identify major mental illnesses and their typical characteristics
- Techniques to manage individuals with mental illness
- How to better prevent crisis situations, and handle them effectively if they occur
- How to empathize with persons with psychiatric disabilities
- How to dentify risk factors for suicide in correctional settings.
- Additional opportunities to expand court-based jail diversion programs for individuals with mental illness.
For more information, contact Betsy Johnson at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
