Fitness & Health
        An evidence-based analysis of how scheduling models influence officer fatigue, morale, efficiency and coverage
    
        
    
        
    
        
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        When addiction and trauma take hold, it’s not just the officer who suffers. Healing means helping the family — and changing the culture that keeps cops silent
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Wellness retreats can help first responders recharge and heal, but only if they prepare mentally, physically and logistically for the experience
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Police, firefighters, EMS providers and other public safety workers often pursue relatively risky pastimes that can impact their work as well as their families
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        These stores and restaurants are showing their gratitude to law enforcement officers with an abundance of discounts
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Miscommunication, unclear decisions and a lack of closure feel like betrayal. Here’s how chiefs can support their people and rebuild trust before it costs them their best cops
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Allowing officers to train while on duty strengthens readiness, reduces injuries and saves money
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The veteran risk-management expert shared his roadmap to help officers last longer, live better and lead stronger
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        How Washington’s Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs unified small and large agencies for an eight-week, holistic wellness challenge that delivered real results at work and at home
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A veteran negotiator and psychologist explains why law enforcement “wins” can still leave emotional wounds — and what leaders can do to support those affected
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Agencies can tap into BJA and COPS Office grants to support mental health services, peer programs and de-escalation training for officers
    
        
    
        
    
        
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