Expanding the Ecosystem: Collaborative Active Bystandership with ABLE and Heroes

Aug 10, 2026 | 12:00 pm ET
(GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Duration: 60 min
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Expanding Active Bystandership
Expanding Active Bystandership

Expanding the Ecosystem: Collaborative Active Bystandership with ABLE and Heroes

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This co-presented session highlights the growing collaboration between the ABLE (Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement) Project and Heroes to expand active bystandership across public safety and criminal justice. Active bystandership is most effective when it is a shared language across an entire ecosystem. Drawing on real-world partnerships with Sheriff’s Offices to support both patrol and jail operations, as well as county-wide cross-training efforts—such as bringing police together with fire, rescue, and EMS in communities like Suffield, Connecticut—this webinar will explore what collaborative implementation looks like in practice.

Attendees will learn from examples to date, hear lessons learned from working across varied roles and disciplines, and discover how to overcome the unique challenges of multi-agency implementation. Finally, attendees will be invited to share their own ideas about how ABLE and Heroes can continue to bring active bystandership to the full public-safety ecosystem.

Abigail Tucker

Abigail Tucker
Co-Founder, Heroes Active Bystandership Training
Abigail S. Tucker, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in Denver Colorado. In her current role as trainer, consultant and in private practice she works directly with emergency responders, veterans, victims of crime, criminal and juvenile justice entities and behavioral health providers. Dr. Tucker serves as Adjunct Faculty at Colorado State University Global in their Emergency Responder and Military Psychology Program and at her alma mater Nova Southeastern University in their College of Psychology and for the Fischer College of Education and Criminal Justice. Abigail is a certified instructor for Adult & Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and for the Public Safety module of Adult MHFA, and is a proud national training instructor for the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project.

Fatoumata Ceesay

Fatoumata Ceesay
Senior Program Associate, ABLE Project
Fatoumata serves at Georgetown University’s Center for Innovations in Community Safety. With a strong background in addressing challenges in policing through evidence-based research, she oversees ABLE’s training operations and fosters collaborations that bring active bystandership to law enforcement and their public safety partners.

Michael McIntosh

Michael McIntosh
Division Chief of Highlands Ranch & Special Operations, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Chief McIntosh brings over 35 years of law enforcement experience to the panel. Having served as the elected Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado from 2015 to 2019, and now leading special operations in Douglas County, he offers deep expertise in applying active bystandership principles across both patrol environments and varied high-stress operations.

Christopher Johnson

Christopher Johnston
Paramedic, Preceptor & EMS Instructor, Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association
Christopher brings vital on-the-ground medical and rescue perspectives to the active bystandership conversation. Serving on the SVAA’s Clinical Care Task Force and acting as an Advanced EMT Program Director, he has helped pioneer cross-disciplinary training in Suffield, Connecticut, uniting EMS, fire, and police under a shared framework of peer intervention and harm reduction.

Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer
Captain, Suffield Police Department
Captain Palmer serves in a key leadership role for the Suffield Police Department following a lengthy career with the State Patrol. He has been instrumental in bridging the gap between law enforcement and other first responder disciplines. In Suffield, his efforts have helped facilitate collaborative cross-training, proving that active bystandership is most effective when police, fire, rescue, and EMS operate with a unified standard of accountability.

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