
Videos
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PTSD Treatment: Know Your Options
The VA outlines proven PTSD treatments like CPT, PE, and EMDR, emphasizing that help is available and recovery is possible with the right care.
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Understanding PTSD's Effects on Brain, Body, and Emotions
PTSD affects all walks of life and often goes undiagnosed. Dr. Janet Seahorn explores trauma’s effects on the brain and advocates for better support.
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The Effects Of The Suck It Up Culture
Paramedic Anthony Guerne urges a shift in EMS culture, rejecting the “get over it” mindset and promoting support for PTSD in emergency responders.
Books
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The Price They Pay
The Price They Pay by Karen Solomon and Jeffrey M. McGill offers a raw, eye-opening look into the emotional and physical toll of policing. Through real-life stories of officers battling PTSD, injury, and systemic neglect, it reveals the hidden costs of service and the urgent need for better support.
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CopShock: Surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement by Dr. Kevin Gilmartin equips officers and their families with strategies to maintain emotional health, prevent cynicism, and sustain fulfilling personal lives throughout a demanding law enforcement career.
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Emotional survival for law enforcement: A guide for officers and their families
Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement equips officers and families with strategies to manage stress, prevent burnout, and maintain emotional resilience throughout a demanding law enforcement career.
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Break Every Chain
Break Every Chain by Jonathan E. Hickory is a powerful true story of a police officer's battle with alcoholism, depression, and devastating loss. Through faith and redemption, it offers hope and guidance for first responders and others facing similar struggles.
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Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder’s Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart
Bulletproof Spirit by Dan Willis offers first responders practical strategies to build resilience, manage trauma, and sustain emotional wellness throughout their demanding careers.
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Second Careers for Street Cops
Provides guidance for law enforcement officers transitioning to civilian careers, leveraging their skills and experiences to find fulfilling second careers beyond the badge.
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Armor Your Self: How To Survive A Career In Law Enforcement
Offers strategies to identify and navigate toxic leadership in law enforcement, promoting mental wellness and resilience to reduce officer suicides and improve organizational culture.
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Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel: Strengthening Your Mental Armor
Provides practical strategies to strengthen mental resilience, manage trauma, and prevent burnout, enhancing overall well-being for first responders and their families.
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Officer Safety: REDEFINED
This book equips officers with tools to handle physical and psychological threats, strengthening resilience and promoting long-term mental and physical health in law enforcement careers.
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Mental Health Fight Of The Heroes in Blue
Offers five actionable strategies to help officers manage stress, prevent mental breakdowns, and build lasting resilience against the psychological toll of policing.
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Saving Heroes: A Warrior s Journey Through Rehabilitation
Offers spiritual guidance and practical steps to help first responders and veterans overcome PTSD, break free from emotional captivity, and find lasting healing and purpose.
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Mindful Responder
Mindful Responder offers first responders practical mindfulness tools to enhance resilience, reduce stress, and maintain mental fitness both on and off duty.
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Dying for the Job: Police Work Exposure and Health
Dying for the Job exposes hidden health risks in policing—cancer, heart disease, PTSD—offering research-based insights to improve officer wellness and extend career longevity.