On Wednesday, June 18th, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) hosted a course held by 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗚𝗖𝗔𝗧). The 𝗚𝗖𝗔𝗧 responds to requests from individuals, organizations, and other entities following a traumatic event. The requests can include any or all of the following:
- Crisis Assistance and Counseling
- Assessment and Referral Services
- Orientation and Consultation to Management
- Training, Education, and Certification
- Family Resource Management
- Long-Term Trauma Counseling
With their extensive experience in these fields, 𝗚𝗖𝗔𝗧 delivered a Traumatology course, which covered how to appropriately respond to somebody who is going through a mental health crisis. This knowledge is something that 𝗕𝗟𝗥 would like to extend to everybody in the community. The courses that 𝗕𝗟𝗥’s 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗢𝗘𝗦) provide creates resiliency within our community, building on our vision of preparedness and sustainability. This is part of 𝗕𝗟𝗥’s ongoing effort to establish networks of support for our neighbors and for our community.
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 – 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺.” – 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆, OES Programs Assistant
Originally Published: 6/24/2025