COPS Teams With The Wounded Blue To Help Injured And Disabled Law Enforcement Officers And Their Families
Free officer-wellness training comes to Las Vegas Sept. 22–25: The Wounded Blue’s 5th Annual National Law Enforcement Survival Summit opens registration.
by Staff
September 9, 2025
Attendees at The Wounded Blue’s National Law Enforcement Survival Summit participate in peer-support and resilience training designed to strengthen officer wellness on and off duty.
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Source: The Wounded Blue/POLICE
The Wounded Blue
nonprofit will host its 5th Annual National Law Enforcement Survival Summit in Las Vegas from September 22–25, 2025. The four-day event is focused on officer wellness and resilience, providing training in emotional, physical, financial, and career survival.
Support for Injured Officers
Morgan Langley, executive producer of COPS, and an anonymous donor are covering costs for any officer injured in the line of duty or dealing with
PTSD/PTSI
to attend the Summit with their spouse at no charge.
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“For more than three decades we’ve worked with officers across the nation and seen the impact of both physical and emotional injuries,” Langley said.
Lt. Randy Sutton (Ret.), founder of The Wounded Blue, added that the event is about ensuring officers know they are not alone. “We’re bringing together the best in officer wellness so attendees leave empowered to survive the job and thrive beyond it,” Sutton said.
Lt. Randy Sutton (Ret.), founder of The Wounded Blue, and author of Rescuing 911: The Fight for America’s Safety, continues his mission to advocate for and support law enforcement officers across the nation.
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Training and Sessions
The Summit will feature keynote presentations from:
Captain Tom Rizzo, “IVORY TOWER” seminar
Sgt. John Kelly (Ret.), host of the Sometimes Heroes Need Help podcast
Dr. Trevor Wilkins, The Angry Viking Therapist™
Sgt. John Mattingly, author of 12 Seconds in the Dark
Doug White, author of Hiding in Plain Sight
Nick Daugherty, FinancialCop
Nicole and Marc Junkerman
Attendees will have access to more than a dozen sessions addressing
trauma
recovery, family wellness, financial planning, and
reform
issues.
Highlighted sessions include “Positive Impacts in Policing,” focused on building constructive change within departments, and “Duty Driven Deterioration,” which looks at the physical and mental toll of police service. The agenda also includes interactive peer-support programs such as “Campfire Conversations,” where officers share personal survival stories in a confidential setting.
Event Details
The Survival Summit is open to active and
retired
law enforcement officers, police leaders, spouses, and peer supporters. Registration includes access to all training and keynote sessions, as well as breakfast and lunch each day.
The 2025 event will be held at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Registration is now open at
thewoundedblue.org/summit
.
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Free officer-wellness training comes to Las Vegas Sept. 22–25: The Wounded Blue’s 5th Annual National Law Enforcement Survival Summit opens registration.
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