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This guide demonstrates how law enforcement agencies can improve officer wellness and safety by targeting the diverse array of occupational risks they face. It includes information on the need for . enhanced officer wellness and safety, along with examples of model programs that promote and facilitate it. 1.
Specifically, it summarizes officer safety risks related to calls for service, traffic-related encounters, ambushes, and blue-on-blue encounters, and provides recommendations to promote officer safety related to tactical preparedness.
We are all aware of the dangers of police work and do our best to ensure our officers’ safety. But it isn’t easy to address the stress and other factors that take their toll in the form of drug abuse, heart attacks, mental health problems, and even suicide.
Officers are facing a myriad of mental health challenges, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often leading to additional health challenges and in some cases suicide. In addition, officers’ family members are experiencing mental health chal lenges in relation to officer mental health.
1 Ιουλ 2020 · The IACP offers resources and guidance for every officer on and off the job, and across every rank. Learn how to navigate adversity and thrive in the face of challenges. Enhancing Officer Wellness and Resiliency in Policing. Providing Officers Support through Police Chaplains.
6 Μαρ 2018 · Establish requirements that address all levels of officer fitness and fitness for duty. Explore training requirements that are gender-specific. Train supervisors and mid-level managers on issues affecting fitness and wellness. Create a catalogue or list of OSW best practices.
This paper is based on a comprehensive international literature review of police occupational health and safety, and identifies key risk factors. A subsequent Trends and Issues paper (number 197) focuses on prevention strategies.
