California Association of Hostage Negotiators

01/11/2026

Our first CAHN board meeting of 2026 is tomorrow. We will be welcoming several new board members and getting started for the new year.

CAHN Members are welcome to attend. Please check your emails for the agenda and details.

Feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

12/11/2025

Today we held our CAHN Southern Region training day hosted by the Chino Police Department. We had several good presentations for attendees.

Thank you to all who attended and a special thank you to the Chino PD Crisis Negotiations Team for hosting our training day!

11/10/2025

Wishing all veterans past and present a happy Veteran's Day! Thank you, and beyond grateful for your service and sacrifice. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

10/28/2025

10/28/2025

10/22/2025

Thank You to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office and their Crisis Negotiations Team (CNT) for hosting our CAHN Northern Region training day at the Marin County Civic Center.

We had two great presentation provided by Marin County Deputy Greg Klein and Marin County Deputy Jillian Robards “Crisis at the Stables” and Carlsbad Police Department Officer Michael McKinney “Stay in the Fight.”

Some great presentations in a fascinating building designed by the famous Frank Lloyd Wright.

10/17/2025

For those that know "Spanky" from Louisiana

It was one heck of a week for Elliott Day.

10/10/2025

Don’t forget to RSVP for the 10/22 Northern Region training day in San Rafael.

10/10/2025

One more training opportunity for 2025! Details on speakers and registration coming soon.

10/05/2025

2025 National Council of Negotiation Associations (NCNA) meeting attendees.