Free NOVA Crisis Response Team Trainings & Certification Series

The Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services (OhioMHAS), in collaboration with the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA), has series of regional NOVA Crisis Response Team Trainings for 2025. These free trainings will take place between February and August 2025, in counties across Ohio. View the training schedule here.

Participants who complete the trainings will receive a NOVA certificate and be offered the opportunity to sign up for the Ohio Crisis Response Team (OCRT), a highly-qualified, all-volunteer mobilization group that may be deployed to respond to traumatic events in Ohio and other states. 

As a part of its partnership with NOVA, OhioMHAS will offer three training options: Basic Training, Basic Refresher Training, and Advanced Training.

• Basic Training consists of a three-day, in-person session. A full Basic Training series must be completed prior to any registration for Advanced Training.
• Basic Refresher Training (for those who have completed the Basic Training series but would like an updated basic review before moving to the Advanced Training course) is conducted in a four-hour, virtual session.
• Advanced Training also consists of a three-day, in-person session.

OhioMHAS is currently scheduling up to 13 Basic and Advanced Trainings. Each will be open to 25 Ohio residents on a first come, first served basis. The four-hour Basic Refresher Training course will be open for up to 100 attendees per session.

For more information, including training dates, locations, and registration instructions, click HERE.