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In this issue, we feature a very important video on suicide prevention in law enforcement along with an accompany video facilitation guide. Please share this information with your friends and colleagues.
HUGS
Peggy
Peggy Sweeney, Editor
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GRIEVING BEHIND THE BADGE ~ IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT GRIEF
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For over 20 years, the Sweeney Alliance has been committed to helping first responders learn skills to cope with the emotional and traumatic events of their job. We deliver an interactive training program and resources that can improve their quality of life. Peggy Sweeney works with you to design a comprehensive training to meet your specific objectives. Training programs are ideal for any size group, from a single department to a countywide initiative. Who should attend: firefighters, EMS personnel, public safety officers, 911 dispatchers, families, chaplains, and mental health professionals. Call today to discuss training options.
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Peggy Sweeney will be presenting the Grieving Behind the Badge program at the annual Missouri EMS Funeral Response Team conference, October 16 & 17, 2015. For more information contact Rande McCrary. randemccrary@sbcglobal.net or (816) 632-8666.
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This week, for the umpteenth time, I heard from an emergency services worker who sought help for dealing with his stress levels. He was told by someone, by his organizational support staff that his problems are not work related, they are merely relationship problems. Read more here »
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The long road that I started with Deborah Ortiz and Code 9 so many years ago continues. After many ups and downs of financial concerns and funding, forming an alliance with Tyler Marino, who would help complete the film, we are now presenting the film at free private screenings at various locations.Read more here »
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BREAKING THE SILENCE: SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
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by Elizabeth Willman
Our current media is infiltrated with violent attacks among various religious, cultural, ethnic and political groups that are receiving large amounts of attention. As a result, one of the most lethal and deadly attacks we fail to acknowledge is the physical, emotional and spiritual attack upon our current law enforcement officers and first responders. These highly resilient men and women walk the streets daily, work in, and interact in one of the most lethal, violent and traumatic environments with daily exposure to traumatic incidences and what is considered routine occupational exposure.
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by Aubrey Futrell
Grief is a long and hard process that only time will ease. You will be going about your life when unexpectedly, without warning, something happens that reminds you of the one you've lost. You will see someone who looks like them or laughs like them. You hear a song on the radio that reminds you of them or you think of something you need to tell them and as you pick up the phone you realize, they're gone... Your heart will break all over again, and the flood of tears will come.
Read the story here »
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HOW TO SURVIVE A PROFESSIONAL AMBUSH
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by Marla Friedman
I started my career in mental health in 1979. I had graduated with a shiny fresh degree in psychology, though I had more hours in studio art and art history than in psychology. Unfortunately, my interest in art was limited by my lack of talent. I also noticed that being dead was a big career builder in the art world. That was less appealing. So ultimately I figured I could have a career in psychology, which I loved and keep art as a hobby.
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Police Suicide: Is Police Culture Killing Our Officers?
by Ron Rufo
Police Suicide: Is Police Culture Killing Our Officers? provides realistic insight into the life of a police officer through a police officer's eyes. Presenting invaluable lessons learned by a Chicago police officer with more than 20 years of experience, it supplies detailed accounts of what an officer goes through to survive on the streets, as well what he or she gives up in return.
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The Station House Retreat is a program designed to address the needs of first responders with substance addiction. The Station House offers a supportive environment solely to first responders with addictions. Our program combines clinical and residential programming at the PHP level of care.
Peggy Sweeney, Advisor to Station House
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