Trainings

SHIELD offers trainings for personnel in public safety and criminal justice who are on the front lines of responding to the overdose crisis. Our curricula provides tools and key information to help them reduce their occupational stress and burnout and improve public safety. Our trainings are specifically tailored for public servants in these fields: Law Enforcement, Fire/EMS, Prosecution, Public Defense, Courts, and Corrections.

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SHIELD trainings are modular and adaptable. We deliver directly to agencies, through regional and state institutions, and through police academies and in-service education programs. We can deliver trainings directly or using a training-of-trainers model.

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Our trainings are evidence-based and delivered peer-to-peer. A peer in the field being trained partners with a behavioral health professional to provide key tools and information on how to access resources within your office as well as local and statewide programs that can support lasting change.

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Unlike off-the-shelf trainings, the SHIELD team customizes the curriculum to your department and personnel needs. By providing local information and resources, your employees will be able to immediately operationalize the SHIELD tools.

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Trainings can be held in-person or virtually to accommodate any size audience and reach as many people as possible. We ask all participants to complete a short pre and post-survey to provide data and feedback so we may continue to improve the curriculum, develop the evidence base, and provide the most salient training to your personnel.