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DONE Newsletter
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Department of Neighborhood Empowerment

DONE Newsletters 2007

 December 4, 2007

To:
  Neighborhood Council Leaders
From:
  BongHwan Kim, Interim General Manager
....Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE)
E-mail:
  done@lacity.org

Re: Crisis Response Team Now Recruiting

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Office of Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa

CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM

NOW RECRUITING!

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CRT members are comprised of community civilian volunteers and at the request of LAPD and LAFD provide immediate on-scene crisis intervention & referrals to victims & their families affected by a death, a serious injury, a violent crime or other traumatic incidents. These include homicides, suicides, serious traffic accidents, natural deaths & multi-casualty incidents. The program is managed by the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security & Public Safety in close coordination with the City's Fire & Police Departments.

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Training for New Team Members

JANUARY 22 - MARCH 13, 2008

TUESDAY & THURSDAY EVENINGS
6:30pm - 9:30pm

LOCATION: FIRE STATION #88
SHERMAN OAKS

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Training Topics Include:

· Police & Fire on Scene Protocol w/ Police Detective & Fire Chief.

· Children & Grief w/ LAUSD Mental Health.

· Working in Hospital Emergency Rooms w/ ER Social Workers.

· County Coroner and City/County Victim Assistance Programs.

· Suicide aftermath support w/ Suicide Prevention Center .

· Larger Scale/Multi-Casualty Incidents/NIMS w/LAPD, LAFD & Red Cross.

· Psychological 1 st Aid/Crisis Intervention w/County Mental Health Dept.

· Skillful/Active Listening & Sacred Silence w/ skilled experts.

· Special Needs w/ City's Disabilities, Aging & Animal Services Depts.

· Cultural & Religion Diversity w/ City's Human Relations Dept.

· Taking Care of Yourself/Secondary Traumatization w/ CRT Mental Health.

 

 

TO APPLY please contact: CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM

Mayor's Office of Homeland Security & Public Safety
200 No. Spring Street, Room 303, Los Angeles , CA 90012

Jeffrey Zimerman, M.S.W., CRT Manager
Phone: (213) 978-0697 Fax: (213) 978-0718
E-mail : LACRT@lacity.org

BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

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BongHwan Kim, Interim General Manager
done@lacity.org

Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
334-B E. 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

866 / LA HELPS
213 / 485-1360
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org email
www.lacityneighborhoods.com website