Who should attend: Law Enforcement, Fire Department, EMTs, First Responders working in Stark County.
About this event:
Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery supports the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training of law enforcement professionals in our community. Crucial to reducing violence and ensuring successful intervention of mental health and substance use situations, officers are trained in proven and effective communication techniques.
This is an advanced Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training containing a Mental Health Review led by NAMI Stark County. The topics covered include: What is Mental Illness, Executive Functioning, Anosognosia, Mental Health Diagnosis, Stigma, Communication, and Stress. This can serve as a review for those who have taken the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) certification course or an overview for those who have not attended previous CIT trainings.
Location – Jackson Police Department – 7383 Fulton Drive NW, Massillon, Ohio 44646
Cost – This is a free training.
Education credits – Not Applicable.
Limited space, please register by April 6, 2021.
Parent Peer Support Training
April 13, 14 and 15, 2021 and April 26 and 27, 2021
April 13, 2021 8:30 am to 5 pm (in person at the StarkMHAR Office)
April 14 and 15, 2021 9 am to 5 pm (in person at the StarkMHAR Office)
April 26 and 27, 2021 9 am to 5 pm (virtual via Zoom)
Who should attend: Parent Peer Support Specialist Training is for an individual with lived experience as the primary caregiver or parent of a child or children for whom they have navigated at least 2 child serving systems (mental health, substance use, developmental disability, physical health, juvenile justice, child protective services, education), on behalf of their child/children struggling with emotional, behavioral, mental health, or substance use challenges.
How to become a Parent Peer Specialist: Individuals must complete the required 44 hours of training and document their experience as a parent of a child who was served in the System of Care and pass the examination to receive a NAMI Certificate of Completion for Parent Peer Support
A Parent Peer Support Specialist (PPSS) has:
- Lived experience navigating systems of care in Ohio for at least one year.
- Met the educational criteria for certification.
- Passed the test.
Individuals must complete the Parent Peer Support Training Application in order to be considered for this training. This application must be received by March 15, 2021 in order to attend the training. Click here for the link to the application: Parent Peer Support Specialist Application
Location: StarkMHAR Inclusion Room
121 Cleveland Ave SW
Canton, OH 44702
Cost: This is a free training.
| Day/Date | Time | Where | In-Person or Virtual |
| Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 8:30am – 5pm | StarkMHAR – Inclusion Room | In-Person |
| Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | 9am – 5pm | StarkMHAR – Inclusion Room | In-Person |
| Thursday, April 15, 2021 | 9am – 5pm | StarkMHAR – Inclusion Room | In-Person |
| Monday, April 26, 2021 | 9am – 5pm | Zoom meeting | Virtual |
| Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 9am – 5pm | Zoom meeting | Virtual |
* You must attend ALL 5 days of this training.
Trainers: Robin Holland
April 13, 2021 from 9:00AM – 4:00 PM
This training is for non-clinical staff.
Someone you know could be experiencing a mental illness or crisis. You can help them.
You are more likely to encounter someone — friend, family member, coworker, neighbor, or member of the community — in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack. Mental Health First Aid teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to people with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self help care. Anyone can take the 8-hour Mental Health First Aid course — first responders, students, teachers, leaders of faith communities, human resources professionals, and caring citizens. 
Sometimes, the best first aid is you.
Take the course, save a life, strengthen your community.
Please register by April 6, 2021
The Opiate Task Force is a community based coalition with the purpose of reducing opiate use, abuse, overdose and deaths in Stark County. It is open to anyone interested in being a part of a group of people concerned about, and willing to address the epidemic of prescription drugs and specifically, opiates in the community and in the State of Ohio.
Executive Committee Conference call Meeting
Dial the following phone number: 1-513-395-0022
Conference ID: 695 457 941#
StarkMHAR Conference call Board Meeting on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 4 pm. All public, Board members and staff can participate via conference line.
Dial the following phone number: 1-513-395-0022
Conference ID: 733 324 046#
PLease Use IN-Person Event to register!
Parent Peer Support Training
April 13, 14 and 15, 2021 and April 26 and 27, 2021
April 13, 2021 8:30 am to 5 pm (in person at the StarkMHAR Office)
April 14 and 15, 2021 9 am to 5 pm (in person at the StarkMHAR Office)
April 26 and 27, 2021 9 am to 5 pm (virtual via Zoom)
Please register and find information links and the Parent Peer Support Specialist Application link on the April 13 – 15 event on the calendar or training page. This is the virtual portion of the training.
* You must attend ALL 5 days of this training.
Here is the schedule for all 5 days:
| Day/Date | Time | Where | In-Person or Virtual |
| Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 8:30am – 5pm | StarkMHAR – Inclusion Room | In-Person |
| Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | 9am – 5pm | StarkMHAR – Inclusion Room | In-Person |
| Thursday, April 15, 2021 | 9am – 5pm | StarkMHAR – Inclusion Room | In-Person |
| Monday, April 26, 2021 | 9am – 5pm | Zoom meeting | Virtual |
| Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 9am – 5pm | Zoom meeting | Virtual |
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