First Responder Heart Health
Corrections managers must make every effort to take care of our citizen soldiers returning from the battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Officers must build an emotional tool belt to survive many of the troubling and traumatic experiences they are likely to encounter during their career
Federal, state and private funding sources are available for peer support and other mental health and wellness programs within your agency
In order to survive and thrive in the law enforcement culture, my husband felt he could not afford to be vulnerable
With inadequate leadership one of the primary stressors for correctional officers, leaders must do more to help officers deal with stress and prevent suicide
Study aims to determine if there are personality features that make certain corrections officers more likely to develop stress-related illness due to their work environment
Correctional employees experience some of the highest rates of mental illness, sleep disorders and physical health issues of all U.S. workers
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- Mandatory overtime and partial chronic sleep deprivation—Part 1
- Integrating officer suicide prevention into in-service training
- How to protect yourself from the stresses of the job
- In their own words: Officers share their experiences coping with stress
- Getting back to life: Retreats focus on stress relief and recovery