Mental illness, crisis, suicide, death, and other topics discussed in this text are inherent in our lives. However, for those individuals in law enforcement, encountering death, violence, trauma, crisis, and those with mental illness is an everyday occurrence. This publication is intended to bring information to the law enforcement community about dealing with those individuals who present to the officer in distress. It is desigened to provide another "tool" for the officer to throw into their never ending "bag of tricks", to dispel the myths surrounding mental illness, and to assist the officer when confronted with a psychological situation. It is the author's hope that in providing this training and information for Law Enforcement, that when an officer encounters a subject who is emotionally disturbed, the situation will end positively.
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Ms. Cyr–Martel began her work with Emergency Systems in 1974 working with a volunteer ambulance and search and rescue team in CT. After obtaining MICU Paramedic Status in California, she located to Maine and worked for several years as a paramedic before seeking a Bachelors degree in Social and Behavioral Science and her Master's in Counseling Psychology. She has worked as a therapist with high risk children, a crisis counselor, and Clinical Coordinator of a local Mental Health Crisis Mobile Outreach Team. Laurie accepted her current position, employed by the Department of Health & Human Services / Behavioral and Developmental Services for the State of Maine, assigned to the Lewiston Police Department in 2000. Ms. Cyr–Martel was sent to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to complete the Police Reserve Training. With over twenty years of mental health and emergency services experience, Laurie provides behavioral, psychological, and crisis management services for the community on a nightly basis with the Lewiston Police Department.
Ms. Cyr–Martel is a member of the New England Crisis Negotiators Association, the American Counseling Association, the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. She has served on a State Crisis Debriefing Team for the past 10 years. Laurie also works with the Juvenile Firesetters Program in conjunction with police and fire departments, and has provided training for the Governors Task Force of Youth Suicide. Laurie also serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for "Back On Track." An organization which fosters and supports skills training for 14–17 year old youths who demonstrate moderate to high risk antisocial behaviors. The program assists in reducing criminogenic risk factors.
Ms. Cyr Martel provides numerous trainings for Law Enforcement Agencies including the Maine State Police, Paramedic Providers and several Emergency Service Providers. Topics integrate those found in this manual, Health and Wellness for EMS, Law Enforcement Stress Management, and Suicide Prevention. Laurie is also an adjunct faculty member for the University of Southern Maine in the Social & Behavioral Science Program. Laurie resides in Auburn Maine with her daughter Elizabeth.
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