Health & Wellness

The Health & Wellness resource center, brought to you by Police1 and Cordico, provides cops with videos, training drills and expert advice to help ensure the officer’s head is straight and body is strong. Complete physical and psychological fitness – through regular trips to the gym, five-mile runs and conversations with the police psychologist – is critical for an officer to perform the job to maximum potential.

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Ohio city opens new mental health center for first responders
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The city is looking to change the depression and suicide rate among police officers, firefighters and EMS providers
Day after critical report, Chicago's top cop to implement new time-off rules for officers
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Effectively immediately, no more than one regular day off will be canceled per week for officers, except during certain holidays
Why law enforcement leaders need to ‘be the change’
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Police leaders must assume the tremendous responsibility of leadership – to care for their people, and give them meaning, purpose and fulfillment through their work
How to set up a peer support team and CISD process ahead of an ‘officer down’ incident
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While there are differing peer support and CISD models, there are recognized best practices you should consider
Report: Chicago cops often scheduled to work 11 days in a row
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According to the Inspector General’s office, 10% of CPD officers worked the long schedules in April and May
How Crisis Response Canines brings comfort to first responders and the communities they serve
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Providing emotional support in the aftermath of critical incidents is the mission of this certified animal assistance organization
Decompression and de-escalation of emotional scenes
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Eliminating the distressing sights and sounds of the job is impossible, but we can better prepare first responders for dealing with emotional scenes
CISM & canines: The bond that helps heal first responders
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Dogs and handlers can establish a collective rapport that helps individuals in the immediate aftermath of an event
President Biden signs law extending PSOB benefits for PTSD, acute stress, suicide
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The Public Safety Officer Support Act supports first responders who experienced PTSD or died by suicide following exposure to certain traumatic events
Ind. police officers, firefighters receive cardiac, metabolic testing
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Through a Dukes Healthcare Foundation grant, leaders brought Sigma Tactical Wellness representatives to the Peru police and fire departments
Chicago mayor to new recruits: 'I will always have your back'
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Lori Lightfoot’s speech during a graduation and promotion ceremony was met with criticism from the PD, the city’s leaders and fallen officers’ family members
Controlling your ego in police work
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What makes for a successful, long career as an LEO police officer, can be confused for arrogance and superiority
Tackling imposter syndrome mentality
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When left unaddressed, imposter syndrome can evolve into more serious mental health issues like uncontrolled stress, anxiety and depression
Why police officers fall off the ‘hypervigilance cliff’ and how to avoid it
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It’s no secret that the stress of police work can bleed into your off-duty life. But it doesn’t have to be debilitating
'Police work is tough work': CBS special highlights Chicago PD's mental health 'crisis'
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The CBS special, "Code Blue: Officers in crisis," takes a deeper look at what the department can do to provide better mental health support for officers
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