by davidblackphd@gmail.com | Dec 29, 2020 | Frontpage Article, Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
Stinking Thinking: How Our Thoughts Determine How We Feel by Dr. Ellen Kirschman In police work, thinking the worst can make the job safer and your life harder. “My mind’s got a mind of its own It takes me out a-walkin’ when I’d rather stay at home Takes me out to...
by davidblackphd@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2020 | Frontpage Article, Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
Firefighter Robert Arrieta is Raising Awareness For PTSD Among First Responders Arrieta has moved past bearing his weight silently, opening up and embarking on a journey toward finding mental stability and helping others to do the same. “As I’ve gone through my...
by davidblackphd@gmail.com | Dec 15, 2020 | Frontpage Article, Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
9-1-1 Emergency: Battling Stress in the Communications Center by Adam Timm Subtle shifts in thinking add up to big results, offering greater levels of resilience to draw from during challenging times 2020 has been a challenging year. With the ongoing COVID-19...
by davidblackphd@gmail.com | Dec 10, 2020 | Frontpage Article, Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
‘You Have to Fight Back’ Against PTSD: A Captain’s Journey of Recovery by Captain Christy Warren Therapy, medication and support helped me win the battled against PTSD and find hope again It was Oct. 6, 2014, at Station 6. I woke up around 04:30 a.m. I made a pot of...
by davidblackphd@gmail.com | Dec 9, 2020 | Frontpage Article, Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
The State of Law Enforcement Officer Mental Health in 2020 by Dr. Ellen Kirschman Why do we ask cops to stay on the job for decades when many are done in one? 2020 had such a nice sound, so round it rolled right off the tongue. What a metaphor of hope, twenty-twenty...