by Shannon Pieper | Jul 23, 2021 | Public Safety, Wellness
Welfare Checks Can Kill: Tactics for Better Outcomes by Ellis Amdur, MA, NCC, CMHS Retired Police Chief Rick Wall shared with me his unpublished research showing that in Los Angeles, 95% of the mentally ill individuals shot by police were on what they considered to be...
by Miriam Childs | Jul 19, 2021 | Public Safety, Wellness
Cordico Named Vetted and Approved Wellness Program for Law Enforcement by the Fraternal Order of Police by Cordico Team The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Division of Wellness Services announced their support of Cordico’s law enforcement wellness app, CordicoShield,...
by Shannon Pieper | Jul 15, 2021 | Public Safety, Wellness
Convictions vs. Preferences: How Personal Conviction Can Serve the Greater Good in Public Safety by Chief Sam DiGiovanna I recently listened to a sermon by Dr. Charles Stanley on convictions and preferences. As I listened, it reminded me that when it comes to public...
by Shannon Pieper | Jul 1, 2021 | Public Safety, Wellness
Police, Hospitals and Mentally Ill Subjects: A Better Way Forward by Ellis Amdur, MA, NCC, CMHS On March 23, 2020, Daniel Prude was in a terrible state. After his brother reported him acting erratically, Prude was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital and given a mental...
by Shannon Pieper | Jun 24, 2021 | Public Safety, Wellness
Baltimore PD: Putting Officer Wellness First by Crawford Coates “Every officer and employee has my cell number,” says Vernon Herron, Baltimore Police Department’s first and current director of safety and wellness. Herron, who previously served 27 years as a state...