UPCOMING EVENTS:

The City of Baytown Police is holding a CISM Peer-to-Peer Training Course.

CISM is all about helping first responders veterans and various others to remain healthy and functioning after a traumatic event. It’s never too late for CISM, but the sooner the intervention occurs the better the outcome.

In The News

4/23/24 Promoting 988 And 911 Coordination To Ensure Timely And Appropriate Mental Health Crisis Response

4/22/24 94% of mental health crisis calls to TRILOGY addressed without 911 intervention

4/22/24 For a second year, WFD says mental health support is its top priority

4/22/24 SPD, Burrell Behavioral Health to expand co-responder program after receiving grant

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ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)/Living Works

Skills training is one of the most effective suicide preventions. When people are thinking about suicide, they almost always express their pain in ways that invite others to reach out and help. Training empowers someone to recognize these signs and provide life-saving support.

The Living Works ASIST experience is a two-day face-to-face workshop featuring powerful audio and visuals, discussions, and simulations. You will learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing warning signs, providing skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive.

Living Works is the world’s leading suicide intervention training company, and its solutions are designed to empower a community-based approach to suicide prevention. Everyone can play a role in creating powerful safety networks to support those in need. By instilling life-saving skills throughout communities, we can protect people where they live, work, play and learn.

For information on Gulf Coast Center’s ASIST training or to schedule a training at your organization, please contact Justin Becker at 409-944-4308 or justinb@gulfcoastcenter.org.

TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

Galveston, TX 03/23/2024

The Hike for Hope raises awareness (and funds!) to help promote suicide prevention and education in our community. Members present: Diane Manley (representing The Gulf Coast Center) is being honored for her contributions on the planning committee for Hike for Hope - Galveston, Shari & Gary Forward, Mona Benton, Moe Mays, Steve Schrek (Chaplain/Fire Peer), Kirk Tinker, Mikala Halbrook and Jenelle Anderson (also representing The Gulf Coast Center and our team), and Heather Gates who was part of the HFH Planning Committee. Craig Brown, the Mayor of Galveston, was also speaking at the event.

What is CISM?

Critical Incidents are highly stressful situations. Simply put, a critical incident is a traumatic event (or perceived life-threatening event) that has sufficient power to overwhelm an individual’s ability to cope. Normal physical and psychological responses occur which places considerable pressure upon that person.

About the Galveston County CISM Team

We have all experienced crisis, trauma, and difficult situations, and sometimes we need some help coping! Please take advantage of our CISM team! We are here to assist you and your agency. We have peers, mental health clinicians, chaplains, spouse peers, and more. Never feel alone or abandoned. We are a brotherhood and always here to help.