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The Badge of Life Police Mental Health Program Police Suicide Statistics for 2011
Police Officers died as the result of gunfire in 2011: 65
Police Officers died as the result of suicide in 2011: 147
Police officers (est.) in US with symptoms of PTSD: 135,000
For every police suicide, almost 1,000 officers continue to work
while suffering the painful symptoms of PTSD.
TOPICS OF THE WEEK NATIONAL POLICE WEEK - The Police Memorial Wall and some thoughts by Dr. John Violanti. A former state trooper, John is the nation's foremost researcher on police stress and suicide. To read, go to
Known as NSOPS (National Study of Police Suicides), this is our third in a series of studies that began in 2008. For the first time, researchers are supplementing the study by reaching out to police departments with mailed surveys, requesting (with assurances of confidentiality) input and background information on individual suicides as they occur. You can help! This information is being used to save future police lives! For more about this important study, visit 2012 NSOPS Study.
The producers of the dramatic Code 9 Documentary have been crossing the country interviewing officers and retirees, doing ride-alongs and preparing a documentary of the problems, the newest discoveries and the latest innovations in police mental health. For more, go to http://www.policesuicideprevention.com/code9officerneedsassistance/
The Badge of Life Police Mental Health program is more than suicide prevention--it's about officer safety and a long life.
It's preparing you for trouble before you get into crisis.
It's voluntary. Like seeing the doctor or the dentist once a year, it's seeing a therapist of your choice to review the past year, look for vulnerabilities, build on your strengths, and develop a set of tools you can turn to when you DO need help!
Simple as that! Common sense in your career. Second, dollar savings for your department--read about it in our Emotional Self-Care program (ESC).
THE "POLICE MENTAL HEALTH CHECK" THE "POLICE MENTAL HEALTH CHECK" Voluntary. Confidential--go outside to a private therapist if you prefer. Just DO IT—at least once a year!
Read more about Mental Health Checks for Police Officers.
 The Badge of Life's “Emotional Self-Care Training” program is a necessary component of police work. Officers need a program that allows them to unload the venom that has slowly seeped into their brains. The consequences of doing nothing are shocking and heartbreaking, not just for the officers who had many years of life ahead of them, but for the families who must suffer the loss and confusion of losing a loved one to suicide.
It is a small concession for officers to do a voluntary annual mental health check. It will prevent a lifetime of misery for those left behind, and give officers a greater quality of life and a positive outlook for the future."
--Allen R. Kates, author of “CopShock, Second Edition: Surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)”.
We are preparing to sent out our April Badge of Life Monthly Newsletter If you would like a copy/subscribe, just let Ron Clark know at badgeoflife@gmail.com Get the scoop on the latest efforts to remove the stigma of police PTSD and mental health, as well as the latest research and commentary on police suicides.
NYPD Suicides: An off-duty NYPD cop reportedly shot himself in the head inside his Bronx home Wednesday. The unidentified officer is clinging to his life at Jacobi Medical Center. Cops responded to his Holland Ave. address in Van Nest after a 911 call at 9:45PM Wednesday.
“He was always smiling and happy,” Nathan Vellon 20, whose family owns the home the cop was living in, told The News. “He seemed like a nice guy.”
We hear such descriptions too often—signs were not noticed, and departments are not taking the steps to help officers through troubled times. In spite of four recent suicides, however, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is taking some new steps that Badge of Life applauds. Read more at http://www.policesuicidestudy.com/id15.html |
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