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Implementing Peer Support Services in Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies - New
Peer support can be an important part of an officer wellness strategy. Employees may feel more comfortable initially seeking support from a peer who understands the context and has experienced the same stressors. This guide, Planning and Implementing Peer Support Services in Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies, provides a roadmap for small and rural law enforcement agencies implementing or enhancing peer support services...

September is National Suicide Awareness Month (resources)
Suicide awareness and student resources from St. Petersburg College.

• Student Resource Guide - NEW
• First To Respond. Last To Ask For Help - NEW VIDEO
• Learn the Warning Signs
• It's Okay to Talk About Suicide

Communication in Law Enforcement Families - FREE ONLINE TRAINING
This free course is to encourage communication between family members and the family member who works in law enforcement. Sometimes adding a mental health professional into that communication can lead to successful solutions that does not negatively affect the family or the law enforcement officer’s job....

Building Police Officer Psychological Capital to Mitigate Stress
Law enforcement officers honor the pivotal role they have in preserving law and order in the communities they serve, but policing is one of the most stressful occupations in the United States and around the world...

Mindfulness and Officer Health, Job Performance, and Well-Being
Police work involves extreme stress. Researchers have identified two types...

Mental Health: Officer Wellness
The Department of Justice released two complementary reports that focus on the mental health and safety of the nation’s federal, state, local and tribal police officers...

Law Enforcer Calls to Helpline are Spiking
The founder of CopLine says calls are up 74% compared to last year...

Chicago Launches ‘Early Intervention’ System to Identify Troubled Cops
A computerized “early intervention” system will help identify cops in urgent need of mental health counseling, under a new program launched Tuesday by the Chicago Police Department...

Law Enforcement Suicides: Protect Ourselves, Protect Each Other
This article has been published in the Florida Sheriff’s Association All Points Bulletin Fall 2018.

Law Enforcement Suicides: Protect Ourselves, Protect Each Other
This article has been published in the Florida Sheriff’s Association All Points Bulletin Fall 2018.

CloseUp: Police suicide rocks law enforcement community
Officials are asking for more resources, training and community involvement. Advertisement. Recommended. VIDEO: Propane explosion caught on ...

LAPD Leadership Making Suicide Prevention a Priority
Until recently The Los Angeles Police Department had a record streak going. No officer died by suicide for over two years. Before 2017 they the ...

NYPD will mine data on all cops in effort to prevent suicides
The move is part of a number of things the department is doing to address officer wellness in the wake of multiple LEO suicides.

Rolling Backup - LA County Sheriff's Department Training Video

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

Dell Hackett - books, articles and publications