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SUMMARY:Porter County Sheriff’s Office - Strength in Stillness: Meditative Yoga for First Responders
DESCRIPTION:Strength in Stillness\nMeditative Yoga for First Responders\nPorter County first responders are encouraged to come experience the benefits of meditation and yoga\, courtesy of the Porter County Health Department. \nAccessible for all skill and flexibility levels. \nPotential benefits include: Reduced risk for PTSD\, improved coordination and strength\, improved resilience and mood\, and reduced blood pressure and stress levels. \nWhen:\n1st & 2nd Mondays of each month\n1pm-2pm \nJune 2 & 9\, July 7 & 14\, August 4 & 11\, September 8\, October 6 & 13\, November 3 & 10\, December 1 & 8. \nWhere:\nPorter County Sheriff’s Office\n2755 SR-49\nValparaiso\, IN 46383
URL:https://maacfoundation.org/class/18222/
LOCATION:Porter County Sheriff’s Office Training Room\, 2755 St. Rd. 49\, Valparaiso\, IN\, 46383\, United States
CATEGORIES:Responder Mental Health
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SUMMARY:District 1 Fire Academy - Summer 2025
DESCRIPTION:DATE& LOCATION\nJuly 10\, 2025-December 6\, 2025\nThursday 6p-10p and Saturdays (8a-4p)\nMAAC \nCLASS DESCRIPTION & INFORMATION\nThe District 1 Fire Academy consists of initial firefighter training that will include\nstate certifications in Hazardous Material Awareness/Operations\, Firefighter I/II and\nall state required curriculum to function as a firefighter in the state of Indiana.\nParticipants must have municipal department sponsorship and full gear with\nSCBA’s. \nA minimum of 80% attendance throughout the Academy is required to be\neligible for testing. \nCLASS SIZE IS LIMITED\nSyllabus Available in Acadis
URL:https://maacfoundation.org/class/district-1-fire-academy-winter-2025/
LOCATION:MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus\, 4203 Montdale Park Drive\, Valparaiso\, IN\, 46383\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fire
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SUMMARY:DISTRICT 1 – Bootcamp FF I/II Academy Fall 25
DESCRIPTION:DATE & LOCATION \nOctober 6\, 2025 – December 19\, 2025\nMonday thru Friday 7am-4:30pm CST\nMAAC-Valparaiso \nAcademy includes:  \n\nHazMat Awareness/Ops\nFirefighter I/II\nPublic Fire & Life\nSafety Educator I\nTech-Rescue Awareness\nICS 100\, 200\, 700 & 800.\n\nAcadis Course #:FA220506 \nRegistrants MUST have department sponsorship
URL:https://maacfoundation.org/class/district-1-bootcamp-ffi-ii-academy-25/
LOCATION:MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus\, 4203 Montdale Park Drive\, Valparaiso\, IN\, 46383\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fire
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SUMMARY:CPR Heartsaver Certification Course
DESCRIPTION:The American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who want to be prepared in the event of an emergency. \nWHAT DOES THIS COURSE TEACH? \n\n\n\nDescribe how high-quality CPR improves survival\nExplain the concepts of the Chain of Survival\nRecognize when someone needs CPR\nPerform high-quality CPR for an adult\nDescribe how to perform CPR with help from others\nGive effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups\nDemonstrate how to use an AED on an adult\nPerform high-quality CPR for a child*\nDemonstrate how to use an AED on a child*\nPerform high-quality CPR for an infant*\nDescribe when and how to help a choking adult or child\nDemonstrate how to help a choking infant*
URL:https://maacfoundation.org/class/cpr-heartsaver-11-15/
LOCATION:MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus\, 4203 Montdale Park Drive\, Valparaiso\, IN\, 46383\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,CPR
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SUMMARY:ResponderStrong Mental Health Curriculum: Train the Trainer Workshop - November 2025
DESCRIPTION:Emergency Response work has always presented unique mental\, emotional and physical challenges. Over the past few years\, stress levels among all those who protect and support our communities have escalated to unprecedented levels\, driving demand for solutions like ResponderStrong’s Mental Health Curriculum. \nCreated for Responders by Responders\, this highly regarded program is being implemented across the nation to bolster resiliency\, erode stigma\, and decrease stress injury: burnout\, compassion fatigue\, anxiety\, depression\, and suicidality. Recognizing that budget constraints often hinder access to content like this\, we are proud to offer this workshop FREE to Responders through generous support from our sponsoring partners. \nThe Train the Trainer workshop is based upon a detailed instructor manual designed to support facilitators\, provides on-line access to updated materials\, and allows for deeper discussion of the:\n– research and data regarding prevalence of stress injury among our population\n– stress injury model and cumulative stress\n– suicidality- how it develops and how to create effective intervention and prevention\n– impacts of the job on families and ways to mitigate\n– proven practices to improve resilience and better manage stress\n– additional resources and solutions to supplement local options \nOffered to all those working in Emergency Response\, including: Law Enforcement\, Fire\, EMS\, Dispatch\, Healthcare\, Patrol\, Coroner\, Wildland\, Disaster Response\, Mental Health Clinicians\, and others trained to serve our communities. Career or volunteer\, current or former- all are welcome. Our content supports the human behind the badge\, uniform\, and scrubs. Through this Train the Trainer model\, we empower YOU\, the local wellness champions with vetted\, relevant\, and useful material to integrate within your agency and share with your community.
URL:https://maacfoundation.org/class/responderstrong-mental-health-curriculum-train-the-trainer-workshop-september/
LOCATION:MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus\, 4203 Montdale Park Drive\, Valparaiso\, IN\, 46383\, United States
CATEGORIES:Clinicians,Family,Responder Mental Health
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