CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets)
CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) provides mobile crisis intervention 24/7 in the Eugene-Springfield Metro area. CAHOOTS is dispatched through the Eugene police-fire-ambulance communications center, and within the Springfield urban growth boundary, dispatched through the Springfield non-emergency number. Each team consists of a medic (either a nurse or an EMT) & a crisis worker (who has at least several years experience in the mental health field).
CAHOOTS provides immediate stabilization in case of urgent medical need or psychological crisis, assessment, information, referral, advocacy & (in some cases) transportation to the next step in treatment. Any person who reports a crime in progress, violence, or a life-threatening emergency may receive a response from the police or emergency medical services instead of or in addition to CAHOOTS.
Berkley Carnine, our presenter, is an educator, crisis worker, and organizer in Eugene, Oregon. She currently works as White Bird Clinic’s Community Education Specialist and as a mobile crisis counselor with CAHOOTS. Berkley has a Master in Fine Arts and twelve years of teaching experience in university and community college settings. She has fifteen years of community organizing experience including facilitating training and workshops on topics such as anti-oppression, nervous system support, de-escalation, and better bystander intervention. She’s also an Organic Intelligence practitioner and has been offering sessions and workshops in nervous system regulation and trauma resolution since 2016. Berkley brings her passion for healing, empowerment, and collective liberation to everything she does and believes everyone deserves dignity and wellbeing.
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Un webinaire qui portera sur le programme d’intervention en cas de crise CAHOOTS (pour « Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets » ou « Aide aux gens dans la rue en situation de crise ») offert dans la ville d’Eugene-Springfield, en Oregon.