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Guest Name
Peter Elste and Scott Alvord
Guest Occupation
Crisis Team Coordinator and Crisis Clinician
Guest Biography

Peter Elste has been a Police Officer for 21 years, starting with the NYPD 73rd Precinct in Brownsville, Brooklyn as part of the Street Narcotics Unit and Community Conditions Unit.
Pete is currently serving with the Danbury Police Department where he is a Field Training Officer, Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator, and a member of the Emergency Services Unit and Peer Support Team.

Scott Alvord is an experienced therapist and clinical supervisor. Scott works with the Crisis Intervention Teams for two local Police Departments as their Crisis Intervention Clinician. Scott has over a decade of experience in IOP (Intensive Outpatient Programs) PHP (Partial hospitalization programs), and persistent mental health diagnosis support and care. Scott also currently runs a private practice.