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This free, virtual training for law enforcement will focus on officer mental health and increasing resilience in first responders.

Former police officer and licensed psychologist/author Dr. Stephanie Conn will present on how first responders can take proactive and responsive steps to adaptively respond to chronic stress and trauma.

The session will include a discussion on risk and protective factors that influence wellbeing to assist first responders in understanding their experiences with trauma and stress and how to mitigate their impact, along with a plain-language discussion of the neurobiology of trauma.

Officers Michelle Hill and Henry Moore with the Little Rock Police Department will present on officer mental health.

This training has been approved for 6 hours of CLEST and CLE.

Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
10 a.m. to noon

The webcast, which is free and open to the public, will include FOIA Made Simple presentations by attorneys in the Attorney General’s office detailing responsibilities and rights covered under the act that relate to public meetings and documents.

Law Enforcement Training
9 a.m. to noon

Family Zoom Sharing Session
December 1 -- 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
December 5 -- 10 a.m. to noon

The Attorney General’s office, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies and the Morgan Nick Foundation, will host the 9th annual Never Forgotten — Arkansas Takes Action event for families of missing persons and the law enforcement community to raise awareness of the issues surrounding missing persons.

Check back regarding the agenda, registration, and CLE and CLEST credit.

Attorney General Rutledge will host the ninth annual Arkansas Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Summit. This will be a virtual summit.

This is a free educational training opportunity for law enforcement officers, medical professionals, pharmacists and educators. Members of the general public may also attend and will have the opportunity to hear from experts regarding prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment.

In addition to the Attorney General’s Office, the Summit is being sponsored by the Arkansas Board of Pharmacy, Arkansas Division of Behavioral Health Services, Arkansas State Board of Nursing, Arkansas State Police, Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, Office of the State Drug Director, Rotary Clubs of Arkansas, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Arkansas State Medical Board, University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock MidSouth School of Social Work.