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Building a Successful Officer Wellness Program — LEB

To build a culture of wellness, SPD created a process to emphasize wellness throughout an officer’s career. Immediately following hiring and appointment ceremonies, peer support team members meet … See more

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Focus on Officer Wellness: Building Community Trust …

WEBOfficers must take responsibility for their well-being by strengthening and conditioning themselves to better handle the negative effects of a law enforcement career. Department leaders need to …

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Mindfulness and Officer Health, Job Performance, and …

WEBMove through your pelvis, lower back, and stomach. Focus on the rising and falling of your stomach as your breath goes in and out. Concentrate on your chest, left hand, left arm, left shoulder, right hand, …

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Focus on Officer Wellness: Importance of Sleep to Overall Health

WEBThe focus on general well-being began in the 1970s and 80s with an emphasis on physical fitness through practices like aerobics. Disciplines such as …

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The Importance of Mental Health Training in Law Enforcement

WEBPolice officers have a great deal of discretion when interacting with persons with mental illness at a scene; unfortunately, the most common case disposition is …

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Addressing Officer Crisis and Suicide: Improving Officer Wellness

WEBThe IMPD wellness and development program oversees physical and mental health referrals through a network of prescreened resources—medical, professional, …

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The Employee Wellness Plan: A Strategy for Fighting the “Evil

WEBIncorporating the remaining three components of health (mental, emotional, and spiritual) into an agency wellness plan provides the best strategy to keep a …

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Focus on Officer Wellness: Importance of a Certified Wellness Coach

WEBLaw enforcement is a fulfilling career, but the rewards may come at a high cost. Over time, the stress and trauma of police work can take a toll on physical and …

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Reducing the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health — LEB

WEBOne of the most effective steps an agency can take to reduce the stigma is to offer prevention and wellness programs that encourage officers to speak out about their …

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First Responder Peer Support Programs — LEB

WEBBenefits. Using peer support training as a strategy for identifying and intervening in behavioral and psychological issues is now widely recognized in the first …

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Behavioral Health Training for Police Officers: A Prevention Program

WEBPrevention Program. Behavioral Health Training (BHT) for police officers is a preventive strategy that can 1) increase awareness of specific problems that …

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Responding to Persons with Mental Illness: Can Screening

WEBThe National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates that 1 in every 4 adults suffers from some form of a measurable mental disorder. NIMH also suggests …

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Shift Work and Officer Resilience — LEB

WEBWorking odd hours, especially rotating shifts, creates exponential health issues among officers. Shift work usually involves short sleep schedules because …

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Officer Safety and Wellness — LEB

WEBBuilding Police Officer Psychological Capital to Mitigate Stress. Law enforcement leaders can take steps both to prepare their employees to deal with …

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Mental Preparedness Training — LEB

WEBLaw enforcement agencies should incorporate mental preparedness training into tactical exercises to reduce the effects of stress on officers. This must include …

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Suicide Pacts: Deciding to Die Together — LEB

WEBIn most suicide pacts, two or more related or associated individuals agree to take their lives together at or near the same time and place with similar means and for …

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Leadership Spotlight: Spiritual Wellness in Law Enforcement

WEBSpiritual well-being holds just as much importance as physical and emotional health in law enforcement professionals’ careers. This proves true not only for …

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Responding to Persons with Mental Illness — LEB

WEBUpon confrontation with individuals with mental illness, police have three main options: 1) transport them to a receiving psychiatric facility; 2) use informal verbal skills …

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Documenting a Suspect’s State of Mind — LEB

WEBDocumenting a Suspect’s State of Mind. Many investigators have interviewed suspects who seemed to know exactly what they were doing but learned a year later …

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