Treatment & Healthcare
Treatment & Healthcare are complex issues for cops as well as criminals. After an officer-involved shooting, a cop must be treated for mental, emotional and physical injuries. The same goes for criminals who have been injured.
This proactive and easily accessible program provides intervention strategies based on best-practice guidelines for chiefs to survive and thrive in their leadership position
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Remember that it’s okay not to be okay but not to stay that way
Dr. Patricia Kay Reyna shares her family’s ordeal following a devastating on-duty accident that left her husband, a North Carolina State Highway Patrol Master Trooper, with a traumatic brain injury
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LVMPD started a Police Employee Assistance Program, which was established to help officers through crisis intervention and referral to counseling services
You will face traumatic incidents, so learn to build your resilience from day one, and accept help when you experience something above your ability to process
Stigma can prevent officers from seeking the support they need, leading to negative outcomes such as burnout, substance abuse and even suicide
There is no magical system that kicks in to take care of officers hurt on the job — and that needs to change
New bill would make a 2021 law permanent that offered early retirement with a reduced pension
Guidance for knowing when everyday stressors become something bigger, something that requires professional help
After a traumatic brain injury, I used mindfulness, meditation and breathing techniques to heal…and it helped create a more focused me
There are three common elements that can drive the best outcomes
It threatens lives and inhibits performance – here’s what to do about it
The recognition of moral injury could be a major advance in the understanding of stress-related challenges to officer wellness over the course of a career
Expansion of the Heart and Lung Act will add park rangers, some corrections employees, port and housing police and university officers
Officers who apply for disability retirement benefits due to a psychological condition would have to complete up to 32 weeks of mental health treatment
Combating the idea that stress injuries to the brain occur only in the weak-minded is essential to embedding mental health into the first responder culture
How a retired police commander is changing the narrative of mental health and healing
Clinical counselor Lindsay Faas discusses how to proactively protect yourself from burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma
Learn how therapy can improve communication, provide a safe place for family members to share and gain real-world coping mechanisms
Pink badges were provided to Bingham County officers and staff members to wear in honor of a corporal diagnosed with the disease in 2021
Crisis response teams have been slower to catch on in rural areas even though mental illness is just as prevalent there
Check-ins ensure every department employee has a chance, at least once a year, to talk about any problems they might be experiencing
In the past two years, the number of police officers admitted for treatment at Harbor of Grace have more than tripled
The officer is seeking damages for distress, repayment of costs she incurred because Houston County excluded surgery for the transgender woman from its health insurance plan
Because we know how high the risk is for first responders, we must be diligent in detecting and preventing cardiac disease
There are a variety of options at the federal, state and local level
Carlos Yanez, Jr. was wounded a year ago after being shot four times during a traffic stop
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