Cops Alive | Police Stress and Health - Career Survival

If we carry stress especially after a critical incident the stress can become increasingly heavy, if not dealt with properly. The stress may lead to a crisis.

In our Honorable Profession as we discuss issues that trouble us, we start to realize our willingness to accept some things that we have no control over. This builds our resiliency to persevere when dealing with difficult people.

The Law Enforcement Survival Institute offers a prescription for law enforcement stress management called “Rx3x”. The prescription (Rx) is for stress management activities three times (3x) a day. The Rx3x process calls for a combination of mind and body exercises to reduce and manage excessive stress on days when a law enforcement officer of other professional are working.

No matter who’s statistics you consider, police officer suicides are a major problem worldwide and today begins National Suicide Prevention Week in the U.S. visit www.CopsAlive.com to learn what you can do.

West Coast PostTrauma Retreat or WCPR is a group of current and former first responders who provide peer support to public safety employees whose lives have been impacted by critical incidents on the job

The issues of fatigue and poor sleep quality are become more and more important to effective law enforcement management. Police managers supervisors and officers need to be aware of the issues and liabilities that surround officers who are fatigued at work, and how that might affect their performance.

Professor Ed LeClair has researched, designed and implemented the Law Enforcement Officer Stress Reduction Program with unique training based upon the officer’s gender

CopsAlive was honored this week to be able to interview a police officer who attempted suicide and survived, and has maintained their career.

Police officer suicides are an issue that is long since overdue for serious discussion within our profession. We need active discussion, awareness training and action, because If we don’t care about it, who will.

Here is a great article on “Beating the Holiday Blues” by Dr. Beverly Anderson from “Gift From Within- PTSD Resources for Survivors & Caregivers”.