John Avery Email & Phone Number

John Avery retired as a Sergeant from the Salinas Police Department, California after over 24 years of service. He served much of his time in the Patrol Division and held positions as a canine handler, crime scene investigator, latent print analyst, school resource officer, field training officer and street supervisor. He was a member of the Salinas Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team from June 2002 until his retirement in September 2009. Prior to that his service included 8 years in the United States Army as a Military Policeman/K9 Handler, 2 years as a Reserve Deputy for the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, CA and one year as a Correctional Officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) working at Soledad State Prison –Correctional Training Facility (CTF).He earned a Bachelor Degree in Management from St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA, a Master’s Degree in Emergency Services Administration from California State University, Long Beach. He is a graduate of the California POST Instructor Development Institute having attained his Master Instructor certification. He is the author and lead facilitator for the California POST certified course “Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide - Train the Trainer".John holds a Georgia POST Instructor certification and is an instructor/ facilitator in the NAMI Georgia Homefront Program and various First Responder programs. He is affiliated with the Armed Forces Mission, as a co-facilitator, teaching Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and has worked with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) teaching the Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Program. He is also affiliated with Mental Health America–Georgia co-facilitating Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) workshops for Adult, Youth and Public /Safety modules.

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