David R. Edwards

David R. Edwards

Chaplain David Edwards is a police chaplain, reserve police officer, author, and educator, and is affectionately known as "Pa" to his grandkids. David is board certified in crisis response and pastoral counseling and is an approved instructor for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation as well as a member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association. The nonprofit organization which he founded, Call for Backup, provides mental wellness and peer support for first responders across the country along with training programs designed to reduce the number of suicides in emergency services. Call for Backup can be found on social media and their website at callforbackup.org.

Character Matters

At Call for Backup, we just wrapped up recording a series of videos that we have called Character Matters: Building Resilience through Personal Integrity. I believe we can break the entire series down into two significant sections: first, your character...

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