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In a POLICE-exclusive interview, Robert Harris of the Los Angeles Police Protective League board of directors discusses the problems with making police act as the front-line problem solvers for the mental health crisis.
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For the third straight year, police officer suicides exceed all combined causes of line-of-duty deaths.
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There is certainly benefit to being current on events involving the people you consider family—your brothers and sisters across the country with whom you share a special bond—as well as the world at large. However, it's also important—and extremely beneficial—to spend some time completely disconnected from the job. This is a lesson I recently re-learned.
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The Lincoln PD partners with mental health providers to get REAL about helping individuals in a mental health crisis.
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O'Neill on Thursday recorded a YouTube video describing the services available to officers in distress -- as the department grapples with three suicides in its ranks over the past two months.
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O'Neill on Thursday recorded a YouTube video describing the services available to officers in distress -- as the department grapples with three suicides in its ranks over the past two months. More Here.
Read More →The bill would provide Florida first responders full workers' compensation benefits "for mental or nervous injuries regardless of whether such injuries are accompanied by physical injuries."
Read More →Some state legislators want to require every law enforcement officer in Oregon to meet with a mental health professional at least once every two years.
Read More →The new law makes grants available to initiate peer mentoring pilot programs, directs the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services to develop resources for mental health providers based on the specific mental health challenges faced by law enforcement, and provides funding for studying the benefits of crisis hotlines and annual mental health checks for officers.
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Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety is an 8-hour training course that teaches law enforcement personnel how to identify and safely de-escalate someone experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge.
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