- Sarasota County, with the help of local foundations, has hired a Mental Health Coordinator.
- Over 100 law enforcement officers from the Sheriff’s office and three largest municipalities have graduated from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training. This training teaches them to recognize and appropriately handle situations involving people with mental illnesses who are in crisis.
- Over 40 professionals from the legal and criminal justice fields attended a Continuing Legal Education class on mental illness.
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Stakeholders Consortium of the Community Alliance has a sub-committee that is drawing on state, district, and local resources to create a Community Mental Health Plan.
- The Consortium, in conjunction with the Criminal Justice Commission, has created a three-phase program to treat people with addictions and help them regain a stable life.
- The Sarasota County chapter of NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) held their first ever "Mental Health Education Month" with the help of local service providers and volunteers in May 2005.
- “The Stories Project Toolkit” now available! It uses interesting facts and thought-provoking discussion questions to get viewers engaged in The Stories Project films. ITF members will be hosting a Stories event for friends, clubs, and other groups to watch and talk about these community issues.
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