Law Enforcement Suicide Prevention

In harm's way

How it began

by Donna G. Schulz

There is a brutal truth in law enforcement...that an officer is more likely to be a victim of suicide than a homicide. I have experienced this first hand, the hard way. ~ read story ~

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Law Enforcement Suicide Prevention Training of Trainers – May 8, 2012, Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, 2255 West Sunset, Springfield Missouri. To register or for more information, please contact Laura Heisler at Heisler.laura@spcollege.edu or 727-341-4437.

Celebrate National Prevention Week
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that National Prevention Week will take place from May 20-26, 2012 - The theme will be "We are the ones. How are you taking action?" The national movement and local events will bring communities together to raise awareness about important behavioral health issues. Each weekday of National Prevention Week will focus on a particular behavioral health issue. On Thursday, May 24 the focus issue will be suicide prevention.

Sleep Problems Plague Cops, Study Suggests - ABC News
In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston surveyed nearly 5,000 police officers in North America. They found that 40 percent of the cops studied had a sleep disorder, many undiagnosed and untreated. The disorders, added the researchers, had implications for the officers' health and performance, and subsequently for public safety.

Law Enforcement Peer Support Network - Law Enforcement - Philadelphia, PA | Facebook

Sheriff Whitcomb Talks About Former Sheriff John | wgrz.com
Cattaraugus County (NY) Sheriff Tim Whitcomb has tried to answer a question that has no real answer: how do you make sense of something that was so senseless? He talks about former Cattaraugus County Sheriff Dennis John.

New FL RCPI Critical Incident Peer Support for Law Enforcement course

Rolling Backup - LA County Sheriff's Department Training Video

John Violanti, Ph.D. - books, articles and publications

Dell Hackett - books, articles and publications

Resources

Resources Available Nationwide

Choose the area of crisis intervention, stress management, peer support or read news and publications.

In Harm's Way: Law Enforcement Suicide Prevention

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This project was supported by Grant No. 2008-DD-BX-0688 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs,
which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the SMART Office, and the Office
for Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author
and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States Department of Justice.

Toolkit

A Law Enforcement Suicide Prevention Toolkit was designed to help you present suicide prevention training within your department, reduce the stigma associated with seeking help, and encourage your officers to roll backup for each other.

Speakers Bureau

You can select an expert to visit your department as part of training or as a focused event.

Training Events

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Annual training events will be scheduled throughout the nation. You will have the opportunity talk to other departments and join in the prevention effort.

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