News & Events

This October our Executive Director has the privilege of being an invited speaker to co-present at the Inner Light Compass conference in Las Vegas along with Terry Trueblood, PhD and Christine Gurganus, RN, BSN. This conference focused on spiritual healing concepts and techniques for both practitioners and those wanting to learn more about this field…. Continue Reading →

This September our Executive Director had the honor of giving two presentations for the Michigan State CISM conference. This was their 31st annual conference and was a great success for them in offering a variety of classes, membership bonding, and furthering their organizational mission. Attendees came from across Michigan and surrounding states and represented various… Continue Reading →

September is National Suicide Prevention Month in the United States. Aside from the obvious loss of life, this is a public health issue that effects so many of us in various ways. The latest available estimates put out by the American Association of Suicidology show that 47,173 people took their own lives in 2017. It… Continue Reading →

In late August, our Executive Director traveled to Nashville to participate in the biennial National DoD Suicide Prevention Conference. Leaders from the military government, corporate, and non-profit sectors were in attendance to share ideas on how best to improve skills and capabilities in the areas of prevention, intervention, and postvention. Presentations by various subject matter… Continue Reading →

In August, our Executive Director had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans to attend the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) conference. The focus of the trip for NPSS was to meet and exchange ideas on police officer wellness on a national level, as well as to provide state-of-the-art psychological trauma assessments and treatments… Continue Reading →

June and July have been very busy with SONAR training across the country. Our Executive Director (a corporate trainer for Dive Rescue International) continues to work with Black Laser Learning to provide Hummingbird training through Dive Rescue International. Audience members included public safety agencies from local and county agencies from multiple states. In June this… Continue Reading →

In May, NPSS and Crisis Wellness Solutions partnered to provide two seminars at the ICISF’s 15th World Congress on Stress in Baltimore Maryland. The first presentation, “Technology & Trauma: Seeing the Impact from the Inside Out”, explored the way that modern technology allows an objective insight into the psychological, emotional, and physical state of a… Continue Reading →

In April, NPSS’ Executive Director (a corporate trainer for Dive Rescue International) worked with Black Laser Learning to provide Hummingbird training through Dive Rescue International. Audience members included public safety agencies from local and county agencies from multiple states with a wide variety of skill sets. Knowing when and how to use SONAR devices such… Continue Reading →

In March, NPSS had the opportunity to provide Advanced CISM education through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) at their regional conference in Atlantic City, NJ. Advanced intervention skills were presented over a 4-day period including Strategic Response to Crisis and Advanced Assisting individuals in Crisis.  Audience members consisted of attendees from diverse backgrounds… Continue Reading →