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About Our Speakers
Ed Thompson has been a PERT Clinician assigned to the Escondido Police Department since 2007. He is also a Team Leader in charge of PERT operations in North County. In addition, Ed is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice providing in-home therapy services to residents of North County. Ed received his BA degree in Law and Justice in 1988 from Glassboro State College in New Jersey where he worked for nine years in various positions within the criminal justice system. In 1996 he earned his MA degree in Counseling from Rowan University. He has over fourteen years experience as a Therapist and Program Manager in various outpatient, inpatient and residential treatment settings in Southern New Jersey and San Diego County.
Officer Craig Bond is a PERT-trained policeman with the Escondido Police Department.
PERT (Psychiatric Emergency Response Team is comprised of teams of specially trained police officers or deputies who are paired with mental health professionals. Together, they respond on-scene to situations involving people with mental illness. The goal of the program is to refer people with mental illness who come into contact with police to the most appropriate service available and in the least restrictive environment possible. The 21 PERT teams represent a partnership between the San Diego County Mental Health Department and participating San Diego cities and the San Diego County Sheriffs Department and all of their divisions.
Immediately after the presentation, refreshments will be served,
followed by a support group meeting for family members at 8:30 PM
in the church library conducted by NAMI-trained facilitators.
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