NAMI-WRV Community Potluck & Discussion
Name:
NAMI-WRV Community Potluck & Discussion
Date:
June 13, 2016
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM MDT
Website:
NAMI Wood River Valley
Event Description:
The National Alliance on Mental Illness’s local affiliate in the Wood River Valley invites you to come together for food, education and to learn about the NAMI effect on Monday, June 13th, for our monthly potluck gathering.
For the June event, we will hear from former Army Staff Sergeant George Nickel. George will share the story of how post-traumatic stress, alcohol abuse, and a mission to find his dog led to an armed standoff with the Boise Police Department. The lethal force encounter would have ended differently if not for the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training provided to law enforcement. NAMI-WRV, with grants from the Wood River Women’s Foundation, has trained several first responders and other key figures in the CIT program in the Wood River Valley. Come hear George’s story, as well as his work within the Veterans community in Idaho.
The program will start with a welcome message, the video Private Combat: Police Intervention for Veterans in Crisis, followed by George’s presentation and questions.
R.S.V.P. is appreciated but not mandatory to namiwrv@ gmail.com or leave a message at (208) 481-0686, and let us know how many are in your party and what item of food you will be bringing to share. Thanks! Parking is available. The Community Campus has a no alcohol and no smoking policy on its premises, including inside the campus, outside the campus, and in the parking lot.
For the June event, we will hear from former Army Staff Sergeant George Nickel. George will share the story of how post-traumatic stress, alcohol abuse, and a mission to find his dog led to an armed standoff with the Boise Police Department. The lethal force encounter would have ended differently if not for the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training provided to law enforcement. NAMI-WRV, with grants from the Wood River Women’s Foundation, has trained several first responders and other key figures in the CIT program in the Wood River Valley. Come hear George’s story, as well as his work within the Veterans community in Idaho.
The program will start with a welcome message, the video Private Combat: Police Intervention for Veterans in Crisis, followed by George’s presentation and questions.
R.S.V.P. is appreciated but not mandatory to namiwrv@ gmail.com or leave a message at (208) 481-0686, and let us know how many are in your party and what item of food you will be bringing to share. Thanks! Parking is available. The Community Campus has a no alcohol and no smoking policy on its premises, including inside the campus, outside the campus, and in the parking lot.
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