Fitness & Health
Net proceeds from the stamp will go toward treating veterans, first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder
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Public safety professionals of all ranks and positions can learn to convey messages of hope and resiliency
Inmates prepare dogs for adoption through training, socialization
Officials plan to implement professional and peer resources to support COs after traumatic events
Union: Prison leaders have balked at exterminating mold because of bureau policies
New legislation expands enhanced mental health services access to officers in crisis
Insufficient staffing, job-related PTSD could be contributing factors
The Department of Corrections is ending a requirement that group-worship activities accommodate a minimum of five inmates
Correctional officer mortality studies have shown that for every officer killed in the line of duty, 10 will take their own lives
A lawsuit says corrections officers failed to screen the inmate for mental health issues or suicide risks
Agencies across the state are developing a suicide-prevention policy after at least 16 COs died by suicide in the past decade
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- Jails, prisons struggle with number of mentally ill inmates
- Jail officials, lawmakers team up to reduce number of mentally ill in jail
- Solitary confinement suits cost NM counties millions
- Health advocates: Better treatment for mental illness reduces recidivism
- Okla. county commissioners propose paid mental health days for COs