Fitness & Health
Through a unique blend of mentorship, wellness and community engagement, Dayton PD’s program equips recruits with the tools to thrive in their careers
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‘I don’t play no games with them’: Mother turns in her 2 sons suspected of shooting at Miss. officer
“If you want to do the crime, you gotta do the time — plain and simple,” the mother said
Detective Michael Harton, who is also trained as an EMT, performed life-saving measures on baby “Tooka” when she stopped breathing; he has maintained a relationship with her family ever since
Mike Lawson leads the charge in bolstering officer support, outlining initiatives for peer support, resilience groups, wellness hours and mental health check-ins
St. Petersburg College in Florida has developed an innovative certificate program to bring mental health training and resources to officers through a peer support model
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The initiative addresses the complex interplay between repetitive head impacts, traumatic brain injuries and mental health symptoms among first responders
CISDs help responders deal with on-the-job trauma; recent cases put peer support group counseling confidentiality in doubt
From triathlons to parkour and beyond, these extreme sports align ever so nicely with first responder functional fitness workouts
Around the nation, agencies showcased how they are prioritizing officer wellness
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