Join us November 9th for a free webinar about different models across the country that law enforcement agencies are using to respond to veterans in mental health crisis. We hope this is the beginning of a larger conversation to bring these models to Michigan.

Models include: Veterans Response Teams, specialized law enforcement units explicitly trained to recognize mental health issues, de-escalate veterans in crisis, and link veterans to VA care and other specialized resources; Military Liaison Group (Hamilton County, Ohio), another specialized unit within a police department; and Veteran Justice Outreach (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs), which identifies justice-involved Veterans and contacts them through outreach at the earliest possible point.

Speakers for this event include:

• Kevin Grady (moderator) - Chief of the Department of Veterans Affairs Police in Battle Creek, MI
• Sergeant David Corlett - Cincinnati Police Department, founder of the Military Liaison Group
• Katharine (Katie) Stewart - Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) National Coordinator, Veterans Health Administration Homeless Programs
• Chief Michael Jackson – Police Chief of Lower Providence Police Department, USMC Veteran
• Sergeant Mark Huzzard – Montgomery County Sheriff’s department