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MEMBERSHIP
     BHHF has trained over 614 West Virginia citizens including: Emergency medical service, law enforcement, fire, mental health, clergy, military, corrections, and education professionals.
 
     WVCCRT membership offers a standard of care in the provision of crisis response through membership selection, training, and operational procedures.
  
WHO SHOULD APPLY
  • Team players willing to work as a "team"
  • One sought out by others as helpful in stressful times
  • One who is able to maintain confidentiality
  • One who is sensitive to the needs of others
  • One who is willing to be trained and "mentor" with peers
  • Able to accept one's own limitations
  • Willing to follow established guidelines
  
     Team members may become Trained Crisis Responders and offer both pre-incident education to mitigate the psychological impact of disaster and offer support and services to management, command staff, first responders, and survivors following a critical incident or natural disaster. The West Virginia Community Crisis Response Team has been designed for anyone experienced in the fields of crisis intervention, mental health, emergency services, disaster emergency management, law enforcement, emergency medical services, corrections, education, public or private industry, or public health.