By C1 Staff
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Corrections is taking a stand against PTSD and other fatigue-related illnesses in their staff members by partnering with a Colorado-based nonprofit dedicated to the wellbeing of corrections professionals.
Desert Waters will provide instructor training to educated 12 members of the KDOC staff from across the state on dealing with corrections fatigue, according to KMUW.
Corrections fatigue can affect all who work in corrections, leading to poor decision-making and physical exhaustion. It can make officers doubt their ability to do their job and can sometimes affect a change in spiritual beliefs. Another common manifestation of corrections fatigue is withdrawing from society.
The goal is that the trained officers will then disperse to their individual agencies to support and train others within their communities.