Fitness & Health
“You hear that all the time, ‘Hey you helped me out, you saved me’ … but this is one of those few times, had they physically not been there, I’d be dead,” Officer Dean Alexander said
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Researchers are working to improve the measurement of death by suicide of law enforcement officers in the United States
The manager allegedly told the officer that uniformed law enforcement had to be invited into the candy store, according to the FOP
Does your PD have a gym but no policy that OKs on-duty workouts? Have you green-lit visits with counselors, but have nowhere for your officers to meet them privately?
The need for wellness programs in law enforcement is critical; for cash-strapped agencies, grant funding can be a game-changer
This proactive and easily accessible program provides intervention strategies based on best-practice guidelines for chiefs to survive and thrive in their leadership position
Often in this profession, we think it’s work or family. We see it as either/or, but that’s not how it works
Biometric tracking may help, but the culture of silence remains an obstacle
By dedicating a month to this tactical athlete training program, officers will experience a different training style that may serve as a refreshing start to a new routine for the upcoming winter months
Sheriff McMahill: “If we take care of our responders better than we ever have, they’re going to take care of this community better than they ever have”
Unlike common approaches to wellness, COMPASS is designed to tailor program implementation to the conditions that are unique to each agency
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