The Institute for the Prevention of Violence

CMHC's Institute for the Prevention of Violence, a not-for-profit organization, offers affordable, culturally sensitive and professional certification training to health care providers, church groups, civic organizations and others needing such training.  Our training is innovative and comprehensive.  It affords the participants the opportunity to increase their knowledge.  It also provides them with the information necessary to conduct violence intervention and prevention activities in their own communities or places of business.

The Institute for the Prevention of Violence was founded by Carl C. Bell, M.D., President and CEO of Community Mental Health Council, Inc.  He is also a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois' School of Medicine.

Our training team are professionals in the field of Psychiatry, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Clinical Social Work, and Teaching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We offer the following:

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  • Gang Violence: Intervention and Prevention
  • Traumatic Stress Caused by Violence: How to Identify and Test
  • Substance Abuse: Intervention and Prevention
  • Treatment of the Violent Family
  • Assessment and Management of Stress-Related Disorders
  • Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout: Featuring
    Eight Basic Tai Chi Exercises for Health, Relaxation and Stress Reduction
  • Violence Among Psychiatric Patients
  • Nature of Violence and Pathways to Survival
  • Black on Black Crime: Intervention and Prevention
  • A Physician’s Responsibility in Preventing Violence
  • Focus on Fatherhood: Relationships and Self-esteem
  • Community Violence
  • Coma and the Etiology of Violence
  • Suicide, Homicide and Family Violence
  • Promotion of Mental Health Through Coaching Competitive Sports
  • Training "Heart": Using Sports to Strengthen Resiliency

Method of Delivery:

Workshops/seminars (on or off-site); Contractual technical assistance and follow-up; Continuing education and training certification; Curriculum design and program evaluations.

We design our training to fit your needs

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