POLICE Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Photo of Mariah Hughes

Mariah Hughes

Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesFebruary 21, 2012

C.O.P.S. Offers Help To Affected Co-Workers

As a part of this year's National Police Survivors' Conference in May during National Police Week, we will be offering new sessions tailored for affected co-workers. The debriefing topics will cover death by felonious action, accidental action, drunk driving, and friendly fire/friendly action.

Read More →
Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesDecember 20, 2011

Alleviating Line-of-Duty Trauma

Concerns of Police Survivors will offer several training sessions to help agencies better prepare for the trauma that follows a line-of-duty death. The sessions will also cover survivor benefits, police disability, police suicide, and helping affected co-workers.

Read More →
Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesNovember 24, 2011

Backing the Badge: Project Blue Light

Join us as part of "Project Blue Light," and let your blue lights shine for law enforcement during the holidays. Remember, the color blue is also a symbol of peace.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesSeptember 27, 2011

Walking for Police Survivors

The Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) will host its seventh annual "COPS Walk" early next month to bring together survivors and members of the law enforcement community willing to accept the challenge of walking 25 miles in two days to support family, co-workers, and other supporters of fallen officers.

Read More →
Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesAugust 18, 2011

C.O.P.S. Kids Camp Nurtures Friendships

The surviving children of our nation's fallen law enforcement officers and their parents or guardians leave the comfort of their own homes and spend a week sleeping in bunk beds or tents, eating camp food, singing silly songs, swimming in a lake, and getting a big dose of that irreplaceable camp commodity: lasting friendships.

Read More →
Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesJuly 20, 2011

Affected Co-Workers Retreat Helps Officers Cope with LODDs

Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) offered its first hands-on retreat for co-workers affected by a line-of-duty death in early October, and structured the event to specifically to make it possible for law enforcement officers and staff to talk through their experiences.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesJune 15, 2011

Survivor Retreats Aid the Healing Process

The Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) sponsors retreats where survivors work with counselors trained to focus on the issues unique to law enforcement death, and benefit from the strong peer support available from other survivors who can truly say, "I understand what you're going through."

Read More →
Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesMay 18, 2011

What National Police Week Means to Survivors

During National Police Week, the Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) hosts the National Police Survivors' Conference to provide healing in a safe environment for adult survivors. It's a place where others truly understand the day-to-day struggles of recovering from a line-of-duty death.

Read More →
Inside the Badge by Mariah HughesMay 6, 2011

C.O.P.S. Blue Ribbon Campaign Honors Officer Sacrifice

Law enforcement personnel are encouraged to tie blue ribbons to cruiser antennas. Citizens are encouraged to tie blue ribbons to their car antennas during National Police Week to show support for their local law enforcement officers and the sacrifices made by law enforcement families nationwide.

Read More →