The $375,000 grant from the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration will cover three years of the
"Finding Hope" project. Part of the training will teach police,
firefighters and paramedics to recognize and respond to mental illness and
substance abuse.
The training will also teach first
responders de-escalation techniques and where they can refer those with mental
illness for treatment. First responders can be certified in mental
health first aid after the training. The goal is to get more people into
treatment rather than having them end up in jail.
Youths and young adults will be emphasized
in the training. According to the Tulsa Mental Health Plan, almost 8% of Tulsa
area youth have a serious emotional disturbance. Three-fourths of mental
illnesses appear by age 24.
About OrionNet Systems
OrionNet is an Oklahoma small business founded in 2001. OrionNet
has designed, developed and supported applications created both for the
client-server and web environments, as well as developing, marketing and
supporting a commercial application for the counseling centers industry.
Visit the OrionNet Systems’
website, www.iorion.com,
or their social media pages, https://twitter.com/ThinkHealth & https://www.facebook.com/pages/OrionNet-Systems/139352156150090
for more information.
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