Street Talk

Welcome to the Street Talk page!  Street Talk is our quarterly mental health newsletter for law enforcement, and now appears on our site as a PDF document.

Use the links on this page to read, save or print the publication. The publications on this site begin with the January 2008 edition.

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Click here for a PDF version of the January 2012 edition:

• Helping Officers Assist Persons with Alzheimer's Disease
• Recognizing Abuse of AD/HD Medications
• Using the "Safe Return Program" with Older Adults
• What CIT Has Done for Franklin County
• CIT:  One officer's experience, New Course offerings, Recognition of Officers
• New Services at Former MPC Hospital

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Click here for a PDF version of the October 2011 edition:

• Heroin In Your Town
• Spotting Heroin Use
• Officers and Civilians Recognized
• Q&A:  Helping Officers Serve Youth
• Training That Focuses on Helping Youth
• Do You Know...."Oppositional Defiant Disorder"

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Click here for a PDF version of the July 2011 edition:

• Understanding EMTALA
• "Full Moon In The Water" Paradox
• 26 Officers Receive McAtee Award
• Preferred Family Healthcare Responds To Heroin
• In The Limelight - Officer Tomey Foltz
• Resources To Assist Veterans

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Click here for a PDF version of the April 2011 edition:

• How CISM Can Help You
• McAtee Police Recognition Nomination Form
• Street Tips - The Big Picture
• Do You Know - Recognizing Symptoms; Assessing Need
• At Your Service - Officer Response; Helpful Resources
• Q&A - Resisting Treatment; Involuntary Detention
• CIT Corner - CIT Expansion

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Click here for a PDF version of the January 2011 edition:

• Social Media and Mental Health
• Cutting and Self-Injury
• The Dora Project - assisting families and youth facing mental health issues
• Awards and Recognition of CIT Officers
• Awards and Recognition of CIT Volunteers
• Making A Difference During A Crisis Call

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Click here for a PDF version of the October 2010 edition:

• "The Bully" Explosion
• It's A Full Moon
• New Mental Health and Related Services for Youth
• Metropolitan St. Louis Psychiatric Hospital Changes; Community Hospitals Respond
• Myths vs Facts About People with Mental Illness
• Missouri Statutes and Cyberbullying
• Update on Youth CIT Course

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Click here for a PDF version of the July 2010 edition:

• Helping Teens in Crisis
• John J. McAtee Police Luncheon and Award Recipients
• Changes at Metropolitan St. Louis Psychiatric Center
• Evidence Supports CIT Outcomes
• Tax Boards Fund Local Resources

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Click here for a PDF version of the April 2010 edition:

• Police Officer Stress
• Youth in Crisis
• Funeral Assistance Team for Law Enforcement
• Behind the Wall of Autism
• Impact of Mental Health Budget
• MPC Experiencing Change; Focusing on Mission

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Click here for a PDF version of the January 2010 edition:

• A Laughing Matter
• Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Awards
• CIT - New Course, Departments and Grads
• Involuntary Commitment: A Police Officer's Guide for Determining Probable Cause
• Effects of Winter
• How to Improve Your Mood During Stressful Times

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Click here for a PDF version of the October 2009 edition:

• Suicide by Cop
• Suicide Prevention Tips
• CIT Grads
• Affidavits and Involuntary Commitment
• Hospitals and Involuntary Commitment
• Parenting in Tough Economic Times

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Click here for a PDF version of the July 2009 edition:

• Re-entry to the Community After Incarceration
• Officers of the Year
• Partnerships Work
• Probation and Parole Officers As Partners
• MH3 and MH4 Projects - How They Help Those Leaving the Corrections System
• John J. McAtee Police Luncheon and Award Recipients

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Click here for a PDF version of the April 2009 edition:

• Autism: Recognition and Response
• Resources for Developmental Disabilities
• In the Limelight: Capt. Mike Laws
• New Training Topic in CIT
• Is It Mental Retardation or Mental Illness?
• Specialized Interview Skills

Click here for a PDF version of the January 2009 edition:

Click here for a PDF version of the October 2008 edition:

• Catching Anxiety
• Update on CIT
• Post-Deployment Stressors
• Resources for Medications
• Managing Stress During Economic Distress
• After the Critical Incident
• Help for the Homefront

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Click here for a PDF version of the July 2008 edition:

• ADHD: Misbehavior or Disorder?
• CIT Grads
• John J. McAtee Police Luncheon and Award Recipients
• In the Limelight: Corporal William Dunn
• Schools, IEPs and Officers
• Community Resource: F.A.C.T. (Family Advocacy & Community Training)
• CIT Update

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Click here for a PDF version of the April 2008 edition:

• Involuntary Commitments and "Permit to Purchase"
• Community Resource: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT Teams)
• In the Limelight: CIT Volunteers Jim Pace and LaDonna Haley
• CIT Recognition, Comments and Updates
• CIT Grads

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Click here for a PDF version of the January 2008 edition: