Carolyn Sackariason/Daily Press Ann Kellogg, the clinical coordinator for the Maple Counseling Center, briefs Santa Monica Police officers on a new program they will use when they are on the scene of a crisis. The Santa Monica Police Department has contracted with the Maple Center’s crisis response program to give witnesses and survivors of traumatic events a place to turn for help. The crisis team will begin assisting the SMPD in helping residents deal with incidents like homicides, fires, natural disasters, auto fatalities, suicide or the sudden death of a family member or co-worker. Santa Monica Police officers will offer the victims the chance to talk to a trained counselor at the scene.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 11, 2002. Read the original PDF.