Tag: mental health

By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Almost everyone being interviewed for a job claims that “I am good with people.” That’s not enough for the law enforcement officer. For most people ...

If you’re like me (or like I was), there have been times you’ve wondered if you should be at work due to the previous night’s festivities.  There are a myriad ...

The Nassau County PBA reported that suicide rates are a staggering 60% higher among law enforcement than the general population. Departments nationwide need to start being proactive and coactive at ...

The day was July 1, 2012; I remember waking up that day and dreading the upcoming holiday. Honestly, I cannot remember much of the day and cannot remember what time ...

By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D We can celebrate the fact that over the past decade or so a new awareness of mental health has developed, along with greater acceptance of ...

Mental health in law enforcement is all the rage and while much of that is a good thing, there are plenty of agencies and leaders that are simply going through ...

The law enforcement landscape has changed profoundly over the past 30 years.  From Rodney King, 9/11, Cambridge, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd, Kim Potter and a host of other incidents, our ...

By Steve Pomper Judges can order a mental health evaluation if there’s a question about a criminal defendant’s competency. Reportedly, both initial referrals and the subsequent findings of not mentally competent ...

By Stephen Owsinski The fascinating feats of police service animals never cease to amaze. The Marietta Police Department’s crisis-response K9 “Barney” filled the primary officer role by calming a severely distraught ...

Cruisers scream past, lights flash, sirens wail, one after another with the ambulance hot on their tail.  You sit on the side of the road wondering what just happened. As ...