SAFER TOGETHER COMMAND-LEVEL FORUM
Ottawa, Kansas · Monday, January 23, 2024

• Event Information

  Because funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), there is no cost to attend this event.

• Sponsored by

  • Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

• Overview

  Hosting Agency: Franklin County Sheriff’s Office

  Cohosting Agencies: 

  • United States Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas
  • Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center (MOCIC), a RISS Center 

  Overview:

  As a leader, you have a critical role in the successful implementation of Safer Together principles. The VALOR Safer Together Command-Level Forum provides actionable skills and strategies your officers can use to enhance their overall safety and wellness and develop positive, healthy community relationships, one interaction at a time.

  Morning Session Topics:

  • Be a role model for your people. 
  • Remember why you serve.
  • Address challenging perceptions.
  • Recognize the impacts of community climate on your people.

  Afternoon Session Topics:

  • Change community perceptions using value-added and plus-one interactions.
  • Implement Safer Together strategies into your agency’s culture and measure their success.
  • Be part of the solution and take the Safer Together Challenge.

  Training will be held January 22, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., CT, with a one-hour break for lunch (on your own).

  Credit Hours Available: 8 hours

Accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please contact the web event coordinators for further information.

Contact Us

For questions regarding registration and course content, please contact the event coordinators listed below from 8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., ET.

Ms. Amanda Iadanza

(850) 481-7263

aiadanza@iir.com

Ms. Annie Miller

(850) 481-7232

amiller@iir.com

REGISTRATION

To register, visit https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/January-23-2024-Ottawa-KS