New COSSAP Learning Opportunity - Register Today! No images? Click here Building an Organizational Culture That Values First Responder DiversionBureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) leadership, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) team, invites you to this no-cost webinar on July 22, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., ET. About the WebinarThe number of law enforcement and first responder-led diversion programs is rapidly increasing across the country, linking individuals with substance use and mental health disorders to community-based treatment and support services. The success of these programs relies on the willingness of frontline officers, firefighters, and emergency medical service (EMS) technicians to participate in their implementation. Concurrently, communities are looking to police to collaborate and work with community-based partners such as behavioral health practitioners, social service providers, and homeless advocates. This webinar will address how law enforcement leaders can successfully advance change within their agencies. Whether introducing new policies, procedures, or programs, it is important to build an organizational culture where change is readily accepted. The presenters will discuss how challenges driven by organizational culture were overcome when the new Pre-Arrest Deflection Program was introduced at the Tucson, Arizona, Police Department (TPD) and will provide steps for working within agency cultures to build support for front-end diversion. Upon completion of the webinar, participants will be able to:
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BJA’s COSSAP is a collaborative effort that includes the training and technical assistance teams from Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.; Altarum Institute; the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Training and Technical Assistance Center; the Institute for Intergovernmental Research; RTI International; the National Criminal Justice Training Center at Fox Valley Technical College; and the Center for Health and Justice at Treatment Alternatives to Safer Communities. This project was supported by Grant No. 2017-AR-BX-K003 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART). Points of view or opinions are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. |