Wellness

One simple way to improve your quality of life now is to take stock of all the blessings you’ve been bestowed, despite everything else

Here are some ways to help yourself stay physically and mentally fit

Five takeaways on officer wellness from ‘Doc’ Springer

West Virginia’s opioid crisis sparks launch of initiatives to support mental and physical health among fire and police personnel

With law enforcement blamed for society’s ills and the future of policing uncertain, officers face new traumas and total exhaustion

You cannot control the rhetoric, but you can control the kind of police officer you choose to be

The personal risks and magnitude of suffering with the pandemic are something no one should have to face alone

Mindfulness techniques can help ease stress and lead to better overall officer wellness. 

Officers should prepare ahead for emotional threats so they can more easily get back to a place of safety and strength

The ‘Olympics’ for public safety officers and firefighters is an event of kinship and connections

Through the Destination Zero program, NLEOMF and DOJ help cops come together to encourage and support officer safety and wellness

Insights from a police suicide survivor may help officers endure the inevitable “thousand cuts” experienced during a lifelong career in law enforcement

The incidents LEOs witness will change them on duty and off duty

Good police officers are experts at hiding their emotions, so only a partner or very close co-worker may see the warning signs