3rd Upper Midwest Regional Crisis Intervention Team Conference: MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN DIVERS

**This event is hosted by the Barbara Schneider Foundation. Questions aboout this event can be directed to bsf.citconference@gmail.com.**

3rd Upper Midwest Regional Crisis Intervention Team Conference
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS
IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Taking Care of Each Other When We Need It Most

March 10, 2020
8:15am-5:00pm

LOCATION: Humphrey Institute, 301 19th Av S, Minneapolis, MN 55455
CEUs: 8 POST Credits approved. POST Course Number 10233-0018

FEATURING: Keynote Speaker Patina Park

President and CEO of Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center

“Shifting the Narrative from Deficit to Resilience and Strengths”

Using examples from the 2018 Franklin/Hiawatha Encampment and other examples of urban American Indian reality,
Ms. Park will show how shifting the narrative from one embedded in deficit to one that honors the resilience and
strengths of the Indigenous peoples is a more effective way to end disparities and inequities. Attendees will leave
with a deeper understanding of the importance of collaborative relationships between police, mental health and
community advocacy to address underlying causes of crisis and to support individual and community wide recovery.
BREAKOUT TOPICS INCLUDE: Secondary Trauma, St Paul PD Community Outreach & Stabilization Unit,
Hospital Partnerships, Metro Transit Homeless Action Team, Personal Stories of Crisis and Recovery, Data
Driven Best Practices in Crisis Response. PLUS: De-escalation Scenario Demonstration!

Email questions to: bsf.citconference@gmail.com
Registration: https://www.mentalhealthcrisis.org/event-details/3rd
Schedule, Hotel Information, Other questions: admin@thebarbaraschneiderfoundation.org
Registration fee: $85 (includes coffee, lunch, afternoon snack)