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Crisis Intervention Services is a non-profit organization that provides assistance to victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and violent crime. Volunteer and Training Coordinator Pat Finan explains that victims are often paired with an “advocate” who councils victims through the recovery process.
“We provide advocacy services. So if a person has been assaulted, they may be in the hospital, and they can reach out to an advocate to come and be there with them, work them through some of the medical concerns. They’re there with them through the court process, so if a case goes to trial, they’re in the court to support them. We’re also out there helping them get back on their feet, getting them back to a more sustainable way of life, back into the workforce, things of that nature. We do a whole lot.”
By Editor | December 30, 2020 |
Edward Linn Shields was born in Leon, Decatur County, IA on June 17, 1949, the youngest child of Kenneth Leo and Juanita Natalie Whisler Shields. At the age of seventeen, Ed accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and was baptized in the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Mount Ayr, IA. On August 11, 1968 Ed married his high school sweetheart, Kathy Jean Burright, and to this union two daughters were born, Erika Leigh (1972) and Emily LeAnn (1977). Ed had a strong devotion to family. To those who really knew Ed, the core values that he lived by were to serve Jesus Christ, to be a good listener and find the good in people, to transmit knowledge particularly to the youth with whom he came in contact, to share joy and to maintain a strong work ethic. Ed never ceased to learn.
Dec 23, 2020 Kyle Ocker
CENTERVILLE â Appanoose County Sheriff Gary Anderson was honored with the 2020 Compassion in Crisis from the National Association of Mental Health (NAMI) South Central Iowa division recently.
The award honors the work of law enforcement and emergency personnel who demonstrate compassion and understanding when dealing with individuals in a mental health crisis. According to NAMI South Central Iowa president Dewey McConville, Anderson is believed to be the first person in Iowa to receive the honor.
According to a statement from NAMI, Anderson, who insisted he and his officers take 40-hour crisis intervention training, was the overwhelming choice for this inaugural award, as he has for many years treated our citizens with dignity and respect, seeking treatment options first, if possible, rather than incarceration for persons in mental health crisis.
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