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      Tennessee governor signs bill to fund school security months after...
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      Peacekeeper Initiative offers support and healing for retired police...
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      Minnesota deputies detain escaped emu looking for love in all the...
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September 2020

Mindfulness versus panic

Mindfulness versus panic

How to cope with stress and mentally survive your job

September 29, 2020

It is your first day on the force. You are as green as a blade of grass. Like most rookies, you may want nothing more than to impress your training […] Read More

A thing called hope

A thing called hope

One cop's journey with PTSD

September 24, 2020

Several years into my career as a police officer, I began experiencing depression, nightmares and mood swings. My level of awareness swung between irrationally heightened and frighteningly numb. My work […] Read More

What I should have said to my friend

What I should have said to my friend

If you had the chance to convince a fellow officer not to commit suicide, what would you say?

September 23, 2020

He was the old bull on graveyard shift. He worked west beat and I was the eager young gun on the adjoining river beat, and I loved him. He occasionally […] Read More

Straight talk on police and suicide

Straight talk on police and suicide

The myths, the warning signs and how to help

September 18, 2020

These are uniquely stressful and difficult times for police officers and their families. In my 25-year law enforcement counseling career, I have never seen anything like it. The effects of […] Read More

CopLine: An officer’s lifeline

CopLine: An officer’s lifeline

You are never alone

September 18, 2020

“CopLine, what’s going on?” Those are the first words a caller hears when those 10 numbers are dialed, (800) 267-5463 — 10 numbers that will connect you directly to a […] Read More

How I found light in my darkest hour

How I found light in my darkest hour

September 9, 2020

Five years ago, American Police Beat published the story of how I was terminated from my small-town police department due to work-related post-traumatic stress disorder. When I learned APB was […] Read More

The weight of the badge

The weight of the badge

The burdens officers bear aren't just physical; here's how to handle them

September 8, 2020

A friend complaining about his weight grumbled that after years of eating unhealthily, he’d gained 50 pounds! He added, “Over the years, the police job has made me too lazy […] Read More

Building the resilient brain

Building the resilient brain

An officer’s survival guide

September 5, 2020

As the public discourse around behavioral health has grown — one in six American adults are living with a mental health condition, after all — law enforcement organizations around the […] Read More

Protecting the protectors

Protecting the protectors

How police departments can help alleviate officer stress and contribute to mental well-being

September 4, 2020

A law enforcement agency’s number one priority is to keep its community safe. But what happens when the officers charged with that responsibility aren’t protected from the pressure and stress […] Read More

How early intervention for PTSD and depression saves lives

How early intervention for PTSD and depression saves lives

September 4, 2020

Suicide among America’s men and women in law enforcement remains a tragic epidemic. The number of self-inflicted casualties among police officers has continued to climb since the 1980s, according to […] Read More

Discover your escape from pressure

Discover your escape from pressure

Seven easy steps to have more of what you want

September 3, 2020

Money stress? Feeling criticized? Dealing with kids or family? Regulations got you down? Sometimes it seems like nobody has your back. Maybe it’s time to learn to focus on outcomes […] Read More

Three essential elements for mental wellness support

Three essential elements for mental wellness support

Minnesota case study shows how peer teams can help

September 1, 2020

The phone vibrated on the kitchen counter. Dr. Heather Rose-Carlson looked at the caller ID, took a deep breath and answered. “Hi, Doc,” the caller said. “You got a minute? […] Read More

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The power of teamwork

The power of teamwork

July 23, 2021

Stay awake and alert on the job

Stay awake and alert on the job

July 20, 2021

The worst rank in law enforcement

The worst rank in law enforcement

July 19, 2021

Firearms maintenance

Firearms maintenance

July 04, 2021

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