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Sidney
Police Officer Mike McRill receives the 2015 Director's Award
from Tri-County Board of Recovery and
Mental Health Services Executive
Director Mark McDaniel October 21 at Edison Community College in Piqua.
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Sidney PD Officer
McRill receives award for support of mental health efforts
Sidney Police Officer Mike McRill was named the 2015 recipient of the
Director's Award at the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health
Services Annual Meeting and Art of Recovery reception October 21 at
Edison Community College in Piqua.
In presenting the award, Tri-County Board Executive Director Mark
McDaniel cited Officer McRill's deep involvement with advocacy for
behavioral health, saying that after McRill attended the 2008 Crisis
Intervention Team Academy, "He immediately embraced the core values of
CIT in his day-to-day interactions with those experiencing a behavioral
health crisis. He became the “go to” officer in his department when
other officers had questions regarding a person in crisis and how to
get them the care they needed. Now the Community Resource Officer for
the Sidney Police Department, he has recently been certified as a Youth
Mental Health First Aid instructor as part of his continuing commitment
to educate those in our community about how to intervene in a
behavioral health crisis."
Accepting the award, McRill stated the importance of the CIT training
is tuning officers into the specific needs of those in behavioral
health crisis, and thanked his fellow officers for embracing the spirit
of CIT. He said as a Community Resource Officer he is thankful for
having the opportunity to help people in need, and thanked his family,
especially his wife, Karen, for her support.
The Director's Award is presented annually to an individual or group
who has demonstrated exemplary service to the Tri-County recovery and
mental health system.
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