Cayuga County Law Enforcement Receives Mental Health Training

Community News Release
A diverse group of law enforcement personnel and staff pose indoors after mental health training in the Finger Lakes.
Law enforcement personnel and staff from Cayuga County pose for a photo after completing mental health training in the Finger Lakes region.

Recently, the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office partnered once again with the Cayuga County Mental Health Department to provide Mental Health Crisis Intervention Officer Training. Detective Sergeant Nicole Stewart of our Sheriff’s Office and Michelle Fiorelli of Cayuga County Mental Health facilitated and provided the instruction of the 40 hour course.

The training includes an extensive and dynamic curriculum in the area of mental health, designed to equip law enforcement and first responders to better serve those suffering from mental illness in crisis situations. It is also designed to help provide tools and resources, as well as build partnerships between law enforcement, mental health providers, and human services, that will promote guiding those in crisis towards community based treatment.

Congratulations to the following who completed the course:

Hunter Lawrence Deputy Sheriff Cayuga County SO

Valerie Stephens Deputy Sheriff Cayuga County SO

Adam Bacon Deputy Sheriff Sergeant Cayuga County SO

Dejanee Nisbitt Probation Officer Cayuga County Probation

McKenna Androsko Cayuga County Emergency Service Dispatcher

Megan McCaleb Police Officer Auburn Police Dept.

Michaela Baim Police Officer Auburn Police Dept.

Stephen Bennett Police Officer Auburn Police Dept.

Jennifer Chapman Police Officer Colgate University

Ernstz Cyprien Police Officer Colgate University

Matthew Jones Police Officer Syracuse Airport

Stefanie Hamm Police Officer Geddes Police Dept.

Michael York Police Officer Geddes Police Dept.

Bryce Rumfelt Police Officer Seneca Falls Police Dept.

Brad Pearson Police Officer Syracuse University Public Safety

Andrew Kratz Police Officer Syracuse University Public Safety

Susan Thompson Police Officer Dewitt Police Dept.

Rebecca Bishop Police Officer Dewitt Police Dep.

Alex Fratini Police Officer Dewitt Police Dept.

 

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