The methuen police department will use lemhwa grant funding to send a vetted group of officers to isisf approved training classes to certify them as new members of the methuen police department…

The methuen police department will use lemhwa grant funding to send a vetted group of officers to isisf approved training classes to certify them as new members of the methuen police department critical incident stress management (cism) team. Members of this team will partner with the greater lowell cism team, which is comprised of team members from the greater lowell and merrimack valley area. The cism team has been established for the purpose of providing assistance to police officers who have dealt with a traumatic event or incident, and to allow them to talk about the incident when IT happens without judgment or criticism. Our exiting cism policy requires all members of the team agree to the following minimum training requirements once selected as a team member: assisting individuals in crisis & group crisis intervention class recognized by international critical incident stress foundation (icisf). Group crisis intervention class recognized by icisf. Within two years of joining the cism team, should complete the advanced group crisis intervention class recognized by icisf; and within two years of joining the cism team, should complete the suicide prevention intervention and post-intervention recognized by icisf.with federal assistance. Funding through the lemhwa program will support these efforts.