The Police Mental Health Collaborative program is based on the Police Mental Health Clinician (PMHC) model. This model is a behavioral/mental health crisis response model focused on improving the experiences and outcomes of persons at the intersection of the mental health and criminal justice systems. PMHCs, sometimes referred to as co-responders, are generally embedded within law enforcement agencies and collaborate with law enforcement officers (LEOs). 

Eligible candidatesfor the PMHC Collaborative certificate program are:

• Graduate students enrolled in the Clinical Counseling Psychology Master’s program at Brenau University.
• Graduate students enrolled in the Psy.D. Clinical Psychology program at Brenau University.
• Graduate students enrolled in a Master’s or Doctoral program in Clinical Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or related human service field at any university.
• Post-graduate licensed or license-eligible professionals in a human service field.

To complete the PMHC certificate program, candidates will take one course per semester for six semesters. Students in the program who are currently in the Master’s or Doctoral program at Brenau may be able to coordinate so that the internship for the PMHC certificate would also count as one of the practica experiences for the Master’s or Doctoral program. It would also be possible for interested parties to take some of the courses in the certificate program without completing the entire program. Courses 5 and 6 can only be taken by students completing the entire certificate program.