Stress Management

The stress of prison work contributes to addiction, burnout and even suicide; however, correctional officer mental health often goes unaddressed

Why first responders should seek treatment as soon as mental health symptoms appear

K-9s Jenny and Piper are the first two graduates of "Puppies Behind Bars," a program that raises and trains service dogs for responders by inmates

While lots of people talk about the importance of sleep, they often do not address how to get to sleep

In the space of 28 minutes, a correctional officer and an inmate are changed forever

Fears have been weighing heavily on staff for more than a year now, undermining their health and well-being, and most likely affecting their job performance

It is critical to communicate early and often with employees about safety and ongoing planning

What can agency leaders and first responders do to overcome the challenges and effects of such a physically and mentally taxing career?

One simple way to improve your quality of life now is to take stock of all the blessings you’ve been bestowed, despite everything else

Identifying the symptoms of stress in your life will help you to develop a personal resilience plan

A crowd-sourced educational stress management experience with Mike Taigman and Angela Leath for cops, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, 911 telecommunicators and correctional officers

Reach out your hand to others, and do not slap their hands away

Like any special ops team, a law enforcement peer support team has a mission to fulfill

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

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