NE Ohio Times

Today finished up the final day of Crisis intervention team training. A full week's course that focused on many types of mental illness, symptoms of Crisis, hospitalization, PTSD, de-escalation techniques, etc. Today's agenda was carried out at Kent State Tuscarawas where all trainees had to engage in a mock scenario that was broadcast to the rest of the class and then be critiqued over their actions.  Those successfully completing this class are the following:

Sgt. Phil Valdez -                   Tusc Co. Sheriff's Office - Patrol

Sgt. Brian Patrick-                 Tusc Co. Sheriff's Office - Patrol

Deputy Mason Milburn -      Tusc Co. Sheriff's Office - Patrol

Deputy Stephanie Donley-   Tusc Co. Sheriff's Office - Patrol

Deputy Brooke Wilcox -       Tusc Co. Sheriff's Office - Corrections

Deputy Joshua Winter -       Tusc Co Sheriff's Office - Corrections

Corporal Brittany Masters -  Tusc Co. Sheriff's Office - Corrections

Corporal Amy Fomenko-      Tusc Co. Sheriff's Office - Corrections

Deputy Winona Goss -         Tusc Co Sheriff's Office - 911 Dispatch

Deputy Michelle Colvin -      Tusc Co. Sheriff's Office - 911 Dispatch

Brian Stewart                         Dover Fire Department

Elizabeth Cottrell                  Uhrichsville Police Department

Colin Hickey                          Uhrichsville Police Department

Sgt. Brian Hawkins                Ohio State Highway Patrol 

Thomas DiGenova                 Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Security

Joseph Fetty                          Cleveland Clinic Police Department

Adam Shaw                           Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Security

Chief Jim Parrish                    New Philadelphia Fire Department

Miranda Housel                     Ohio Guidestone/New Phila Municipal Court

Mindy Craig                           New Phila Municipal Court

Kyle Lawver                            Gnadenhutten Police Department

Trooper Shawn Milburn         Ohio State Highway Patrol

Noah Porter                           Tusc Co. Emergency Management

Deputy Casey Kuester           Carroll County Sheriff's Office

Ptl. Melissa Snyder                New Philadelphia Police Department  

I would like to commend each of these participants in committing to being better educated and dedicated to better serving their communities.

I want to thank the entire C.I.T. committee for their months of hard work to coordinate another very successful training. A special thank you to Jail division re-entry coordinator Jenna Kanter-Mesa Vasquez who leads this coordination effort through her time, organizational skills and commitment to serving those who struggle with mental illness and addiction and helping many reach a much brighter future. 

Sheriff Orvis Campbell

Original source can be found here.