_DEVELOPING TRAUMA-INFORMED TRIBAL CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS_ACTIVE
SHOOTERS, SUICIDE CLUSTERS, MASSIVE WILDFIRES, AND DIVERSION OF WATER
BY ILLEGAL MARIJUANA GROWERS ARE JUST A FEW OF THE LARGE SCALE CRISES
FACING TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. TRIBES IN CALIFORNIA
SHARE EXTENSIVE FAMILIAL, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS.
CONSEQUENTLY, A CRISIS IN ONE TRIBAL COMMUNITY MAY IMPACT SURROUNDING
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. SOME CALIFORNIA TRIBES HAVE PLANS AND EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS. THE TRIBES THAT DO NOT HAVE THESE RESOURCES RELY ON
NON-TRIBAL SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE NUANCES OF
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND THE NEEDS OF TRIBAL CRISIS VICTIMS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS TRAINING SESSION IS TO INCREASE EFFECTIVE TRIBAL
CRISIS RESPONSE AS WELL AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAUMA-INFORMED
TRIBAL CRISIS RESPONDERS. THIS TRAINING OFFERS STRATEGIES FOR
ADDRESSING THE CULTURAL, JURISDICTIONAL, AND HISTORICAL COMPLEXITY OF
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. IT IS DESIGNED FOR TRIBAL AND NON-TRIBAL EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THOSE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING TO
SERVE ON A TRIBAL CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A
TRAINING MANUAL AND A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT UPON COMPLETION OF
THE TRAINING SESSION.
THE TRIBAL CRISIS RESPONSE TRAINING PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE
NATIONAL INDIAN JUSTICE CENTER, AND FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (CALOES), THROUGH THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT, 2016-VA-GX-005X.
THE TRIBAL CRISIS RESPONSE TRAINING IS A ONE AND A HALF-DAY TRAINING
OFFERED FROM MARCH 2-3, AT THE FRESNO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT
IN FRESNO, CA.
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MARCH 2: 8:30-4:00 PM (*Registration Check-In at 8:30 AM, Training
Starts at 9:00 AM)
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MARCH 3: 9:00-12:30 PM
LOCATION ADDRESS:
1551 E Shaw Ave #139,
Fresno, CA 93710
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT CHRISTY GARCIA AT
CHRISTYG@NIJC.ORG.
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