By Rod Sullivan
2020 is coming to a close, and it is time for honoring a few select Johnson County residents with that most treasured of honors, the Salvos Salute.
This is the fifteenth annual set of awards, and there are always more people who deserve awards than there are awards to give. We live in a great county!
Salvos Salutes do not have specific criteria, but you can bet that in general, most of the winners are courageous, advocate for peace and justice, have good ideas, speak truth to power, avoid hypocrisy and look out for the less fortunate.
Without further ado, your 2020 Salvos Salutes go to:
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WINCHESTER â A campaign to address holiday depression, which has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, includes distributing free yard signs with inspirational messages.
The messages are designed to promote compassion, community solidarity and individual perseverance. They include, âDonât Give Upâ, âYou Are Not Aloneâ and âLife is Tough, But Youâre Tougher.â The slogans were written by state mental health professionals, according to Rebekah Schennum, a prevention specialist with Northwestern Community Services, an area drug and mental health treatment provider that is distributing the signs regionally.
Photo via College of the Redwoods.
Press release from College of the Redwoods:
The College of the Redwoods Basic Law Enforcement Academy Advisory Committee has released its findings. The committee, comprised of local law enforcement leadership as well as representatives from Native Tribes and Black, LGBTQ, and Latinx interest groups, was convened in November to take a comprehensive look at the Law Enforcement Academy’s curriculum in order to address potential racial bias.
Some of the recommendations from the advisory committee have already been implemented for the next Academy class, starting January 11, 2021. They include a grappling component in the defensive tactics curriculum in an effort to reduce lethal force, more de-escalation training, the inclusion of Crisis Intervention Training, and an emphasis on critical thinking. Additionally, Explicit and Implicit Bias tests will be used as a source for discussion on how these biases influence the role of the officer and their ef
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With a goal of improving interactions between police officers and people suffering from mental illness, the Exeter Police Department has become the first in the state to take a pledge through the One Mind Campaign.
The 30,000-member International Association of Chiefs of Police began the campaign to address the growing mental health concerns that some police departments estimate are a factor in 20% of their calls.
âSadly, it is an issue that our officers and dispatchers are more frequently being called upon to address in our community. Being on the frontline, it is imperative that we do everything that we can to achieve the most positive outcome and to have the training and partnerships to help these people we come into contact with who may be in a crisis or suffering,â Exeter Police Chief Stephan Poulin said in a news release.