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• The challenges facing jails and prisons in 2021

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  Correctional leaders should commit themselves and their staff to apply lessons learned from the challenges of 2020 into policies and emergency planning

• The value of mental health breaks in corrections

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  Something as simple as guided visualization trips to the beach can help build resiliency in jobs where it seems impossible to relax

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  3 must-have functions of a digital evidence management system in corrections

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  The right DEMS can improve the management and sharing of critical evidence, including bodycam video, for more successful investigations

• Book excerpt: Respect: It's Not Enough

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  Veteran CO offers effective coping methods to combat the stress-filled career of a correctional officer

• Poem: The Felony Abyss

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  Some days it can be hard to shake the demons from your head

• Poem: Close Call

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  Emotional trauma impacts correctional officers every day

• 4 causes of critical stress in corrections

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  With the proper support, mindset, policies and training, critical stress can be identified and handled efficiently and effectively

• Therapeutic considerations in peer support

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  Peer support can act as one facet of treatment alongside professional counseling, group therapy or medical treatment

• 6 steps to peer support success

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  When implemented effectively, a peer support program can be one of the best resources for first responders to access help

• Book Excerpt: ‘Super-Charge Your Stress Management in the Age of COVID-19’

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  The personal risks and magnitude of suffering with the pandemic are something no one should have to face alone

• How your colleagues can add stress to the job

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  Anthony Gangi sits down with Greg Piper and Connie Alleyne to discuss how your co-workers can add to the stress of working in corrections

• How to implement a mental wellness program in corrections

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  Emotional trauma can catch up to correctional officers, which can lead to problems at home and other self-destructive behaviors

• Don't let your beliefs trap you

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  'Feeling trapped' can increase the odds of a person having suicidal thoughts – here are some strategies to break out of that thinking

• COs face stress, exhaustion at Texas prison with more than 600 COVID-19 cases

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  "We're essential staff that come in every day working through this pandemic. I think our staff deserves hazardous duty pay," a corrections officer said

• Fueled by COVID-19: Hypervigilance on steroids

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  Hypervigilance may help save lives when an actual threat materializes, but it wears us down if it becomes a chronic state of being

• 7 tips for staying sane during the pandemic

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  Practicing mindfulness not only improves your emotional and mental well-being, but your physical health as well

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