Fitness & Health
Lessons from implementing mandatory wellness visits reveal how agencies can build employee trust and strengthen supervisor support
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With more than 33,000 visits in 2025, Louisville’s Summit Wellness Center offers lessons in making officer wellness accessible, proactive and part of department culture
A recommendation from a trusted colleague can carry enormous weight, but personal experience isn’t a substitute for understanding what you’re putting into your body
Nicholas Bavaro provides a firsthand account of the rescue and recovery work that followed 9/11
A retired British police sergeant describes how unaddressed cumulative trauma changed his behavior — and what supervisors can do before an officer reaches a breaking point
FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito recounts FDNY’s devastating losses, the decisions that saved thousands of lives and why honoring 9/11 means preparing the next generation to meet the moment
Police officer, veteran and former correctional officer Jeff Benaim ran from Montauk to Manhattan to raise money and awareness for veteran and first responder mental health
The Premier League announced a plan to invest £900,000, or about $1.3 million, into partnership projects with local police departments
Sometimes the intervention creates the crisis
Kate Hwang loved being a Kansas City Police officer, but her life changed when she and her partner were attacked by seven men while writing a parking ticket
Police1 readers say longer shifts can improve work-life balance, but staffing shortages, overtime and rotating schedules often determine whether the benefits last
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