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Correctional officers and residents describe trauma response, peer support and resident crisis teams
Summary
Sergeant Skyler Larson, peer support specialists and members of the resident crisis support team described on-the-job trauma, peer-driven recovery supports and a resident-staff crisis intervention program that provides supervision for people placed in observation. Speakers tied incentives and earned time to program participation.
At the appropriations panel’s site visit to the North Dakota State Penitentiary, staff and resident representatives described the psychological and operational realities behind safety and wellness programs for both staff and residents.
Sergeant Skyler Larson of the Department of Corrections described responding to suicides, assaults and threats while on patrol and the lasting effects of those events. “That night was a tough night. There was a lot of emotion,” Larson said, describing an earlier cell suicide and a separate attempted suicide his team later prevented. Larson said violent incidents and…
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