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NAMI Forum: What Happens When I Call 911 on a Family Member?
NAMI Eastside - National Alliance on Mental Illness presents a educational forum on October 21, 2014
Guests: Commander Shari Francois, Redmond Police Department and Manka Dhingra JD., Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 7 PM to 9 PM
Location: Evergreen Health Medical Center, Suite Tan 100, 12303 NE 130th Lane, Kirkland, WA 98034
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Commander Shari Francois and Manka Dhingra, JD, both currently serving on the Board of Directs at NAMI Eastside, will be presenting information on what can happen after you call the police. What are the options? What is Mental Health Court? ITA? Diversion Center?
Shari Francois is a Commander with the Redmond Police Department and has been a law enforcement officer for 20 years here in Washington State. She is a trained Crisis Intervention Team Officer and has spearheaded the initiative to have all first responders trained in CIT, specifically for dealing with the mentally ill in Redmond. She holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia College.
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Manka Dhingra is a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Senior Specialist with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. She holds a JD from the University of Washington School of Law and Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Political Science from University of California at Berkeley.
Please join us at this FREE educational event. Open to the Public.
NAMI Eastside
425-885-NAMI (6264)
