May 2019
Guest Editors: Kathleen Kelley and Stephanie Lash
Comprehensive officer wellness goes beyond physical safety to include emotional and mental health in the workplace, in the field, and at home. It’s imperative that police leaders and officers understand the challenges to wellness and the best practices for addressing them.
Articles
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Fostering Positive Outcomes in Policing by Addressing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
By what metric are positive outcomes measured in policing? Is operational activity and the meeting of “productivity goals” (e.g., the number of arrests, summonses, warrants served) the measure of... -
Leading Forward with Mindfulness Skills Training
One of the greatest challenges facing police and community leaders is determining how best to prepare police officers to meet the complex operational landscape of policing in the 21st century. Trauma... -
Connecting Mental Health to Community Safety
The Ontario Provincial Police’s Mental Health Strategy Our People, Our Communities, was featured in the December 2018 Police Chief. This article expands upon the internal support elements of the ... -
“You Have to See the Psych”—Reducing the Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Treatment among Police Personnel
Generally speaking, police officers are reluctant help seekers; like many people who work in the helping professions, officers are used to being the helpers—not being in the position of looking to s...
Columns
- President’s Message: Moving the Conversation on Mental Health Forward
- From the Director: Protecting and Honoring Our Heroes
- The Advisor: Most Useful Leadership Skills
- Chief’s Counsel: Dealing with Haters and Trolls - Moderating Agency Social Media Sites and the First Amendment
- Focus on Officer Wellness: Mind Shift in Public Safety Workspaces—Designed for Officer Wellness
- Traffic Safety Initiatives: Traffic Incident Management for Responder Safety
- Spotlight: Leveraging Connectivity to Solve Crimes
- Informer—May 2019
- Tech Talk: Using Billboards to Communicate with the Public
- Product Feature—Cybersecurity: A Growing Body of Resources for a Growing Concern
- First Annual IACP Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium
- IACP@Work: New Online Resource for Opioid Response
- IACP Net Bulletin: Officer Safety and Wellness—Information to Promote Staff Health and Well-Being
- The Brief: IACP Resolution Addresses Cannabis and Driving—Perspectives from the IACP Drug Recognition Expert Section
- Perspectives: The Evolution of Officer Safety and Wellness
- Exposition: May 2019
- Ad Index: May 2019