The Facilitator

The Facilitator is a FREE mental health awareness and community resource publication mailed to Geauga County residents. Through the Facilitator information is provided to educate and inform the community about current local mental health issues, concerns and community issues, mental health resources available in the area, preventing mental health problems and initiatives in the community focused on supporting mental wellness. The Facilitator is funded by the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services. Call 440-285-3945 to be added to our mailing list.

Here is an article from our latest Facilitator:

Virtual Hallucination Machine Used in Training For Police and Emergency Workers

In March, Geauga County trained 22 law enforcement officers, firefighters, corrections Êand emergency services personnel in how to deal with people in the community having a mental crisis at the Spring Crisis Intervention Team training.Ê The 5-day training taught them how to identify when a person is in mental crisis and techniques to use when dealing with a person in mental crisis. On March 24, members of the public were on hand to try the Òvirtual hallucinationÓ simulator used in the training.Ê The virtual hallucination simulator is a device that is similar to goggles with headphones attached (see photo).Ê Aaron Graley, Geauga County Deputy Sheriff had the opportunity to experience seeing, hearing, and smelling the effects and turmoil of mental illness, thus creating a closer understanding of what a person in mental crisis is experiencing. Aaron said that Òit brings the schizophrenic world into view.Ê I can see how things can be confusing.Ê ItÕs hard for them to differentiate between whatÕs real and whatÕs not.Ó The Geauga Crisis Intervention Team provides this training free twice a year to emergency personnel.Ê The program is funded by the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services.

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