Speaker: Steven Click, First Responder Liaison, Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services
Click serves as the first responder liaison for Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services. Before assuming his current position, he served as a lieutenant, assigned to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Office of Personnel / Ohio ASSIST program. He has been involved in peer support with the Patrol’s Member’s Assistance Team since its inception in 2002. He previously served as the operational commander. Before retirement, he oversaw all aspects of the team, including policies, activations, and training. He has been active in peer support since being a certified information security manager, trained in 1993. He was deployed to New York City twice after the 9/11 attacks and worked with the New York Police Department peer support program, POPPA. He helped bring the Post Critical Incident Seminars (PCIS) to Ohio. He has been used as a peer in South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, and Georgia, for their PCIS / STLS programs. He serves as the lead trainer for several training programs offered by OhioMHAS and ASSIST, having provided training to many public safety and civilian agencies across Ohio. Click holds a bachelor’s degree from Franklin University in public safety management and minors in leadership and public relations. He is trained in both group and individual peer support by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. Click retired with 36 years of service with the Ohio State Highway Patrol and served in many assignments including the commander of cadet training, the Patrol’s Motorcycle Unit, the Ohio Statehouse Detail as well as several field supervisory positions.
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