Tag: Peer Support

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Coffee Break with Police Experts: Moral Injury
POLICE Senior Editor Wayne Parham and Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph.D., discuss moral injury as it relates to law enforcement. Brock is senior vice president and director of the Shay Moral Injury Center at Volunteers of America.
February 9, 2023
Coffee Break Coping With Moral Injury Tn
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Help Now Available for Cops with Moral Injuries
“It's not a mental health disorder I want to make that absolutely clear. Even the psychiatrists who study moral injury say it is not a mental health disorder, but it is an intense kind of suffering because you lose your sense of being a good person,” says Rita N. Brock, Ph.D., senior vice president and director of the Shay Moral Injury Center.
December 23, 2022
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2022 Innovative LE Leaders: Colorado Chief Provides Digital Support for Victims and Officers
A chance meeting with a local software developer led Sheridan Police Chief Jeffrey A. Martinez to supply officers with apps for victim and peer support.
September 28, 2022
Chief Jeffrey Martinez of the Sheridan (CO) Police Department demonstrates one of the department’s apps. The department uses two new customized apps, one for crime and accident victim support and one to help officers in crisis.
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Peer Counseling Available Statewide for Georgia First Responders
“This is a testament to the State of Georgia for their commitment to the mental wellness of our first responders and I think that this is unique across the country with everything that you see about the police and defunding the police. Here in Georgia, we are actually investing in the wellbeing of our officers,” says Wes Horne, director..
April 29, 2022
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Minnesota Officers to Undergo "Moral Courage" Training
Officers with the St. Paul (MN) Police Department will now be required to undergo what is being called "Moral Courage Training" intended to enable them to stand up and say something to a colleague when they observe behavior that is outside of policy or procedure.
September 18, 2020
Officers with the St. Paul (MN) Police Department will now be required to undergo what is being called 'Moral Courage Training' intended to enable them to stand up and say something to a colleague when they observe behavior that is outside of policy or procedure.
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Milwaukee Captain Says at Officer's Funeral Service: "Care for Each Other"
A captain with the Milwaukee Police Department spoke at the funeral service of an officer who died by suicide, saying that law enforcement officers "must be able to genuinely care for each other, which sometimes means having uncomfortable conversations with people we say we love."
September 15, 2020
Captain Derrick Harris spoke at the memorial service for Officer Thomas Kline on Monday—who died by suicide in early September—saying, 'I will grieve his loss forever.'
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New York Police Officer Dies of Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
An off-duty officer with the New York Police Department reportedly died by apparent suicide over the weekend, marking the seventh such death for the agency so far this year.
July 29, 2019
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Video: Sister of Officer Who Died By Suicide Seeks to Prevent Similar Tragedies
Leann Starr—sister of Chicago Police Sergeant Lori Rice—recently made a video for the Chicago Police Department intended to reach out to other officers who may be approaching crisis.
May 1, 2019
After losing her sister Sgt. Lori Rice to suicide, Leann Starr has made a video for the Chicago Police Department to reach out to officers who may be approaching crisis.
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Dispatchers and Call Takers: Thanks to (and Support for) the Men and Women on the Thin Yellow Line
During the second full week of April, public safety agencies celebrate a group of individuals without whom public safety agencies would fail to properly function—dispatchers and call takers.
April 19, 2019
The thin yellow line flag has been flying on social media all week as we conclude National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
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How Police Leaders Can Get the Best Work from Their Officers
Research suggests that empowerment is an important vehicle for improving service delivery and performance.
September 4, 2018
Mid-level police officers play a pivotal role in balancing the demands of task-oriented and empowering leadership. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Video: Detroit Officers Kicked Out of Court by Judge in Shooting Suspect's Hearing
Detroit police Officer Jamarian Holloway was shot in the hand as he wrested a gun away from a man who resisted arrest. When officers filled the suspect's evidentiary hearing to show support for their fellow officer, the judge asked the officers to leave.
September 1, 2016
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Detroit Officers Kicked Out of Court by Judge in Shooting Suspect's Hearing
Detroit police Officer Jamarian Holloway was a victim of a crime last June. He was shot in the hand as he wrested a gun away from a man who resisted arrest. When about a dozen Detroit police officers filled the suspect's evidentiary hearing Wednesday to show support for their fellow officer, the judge asked the officers to leave. More Here.
September 1, 2016
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