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Mental Health of Law

Enforcement Officers: Current

Strategies and Issues in

Prevention and Intervention

Presentation by: Sarah Henderson, B.A., Bryan Steinkopf, M.S., Casey Straud, M.S., Nichole Vincent, M.S., Alexandra Crouch, M.S., Karen Guszkowski, B.A., & Vincent Van Hasselt, Ph.D.Contributing Authors: Vera A. Klinoff M.S., and Kori A. Hakala Psy. D.

Current Statistics on Police Officer SuicidePresented by: Karen Guszkowski, B.A.

Goals

Substance Abuse

Larson, Eyerman, Foster, & Gfroerer, 2007; FBI LE Bulletin, 2004, 73(10)

Substance Abuse

FBI LE Bulletin, 2004, 73(10)

Marital Discord

The Police Chief Magazine, (2015); McCoy & Aamodt, 2010

Marital Discord

Purple Berets: Domestic Violence in Police Families (2003)

Health

Concerns

Kirschman, Kamena, & Fay, 2014 Counseling Cops.; Gu et al. 2011

Anxiety

Police Suicide Study (2012)

Things to look out for: Fatigue

Difficulty thinking/following conversations

Suddenly snapping/ “on-edge”

Derealization/Depersonalization

Intrusive thoughts

Anxiety

DSM 5 (2014)

Post-Traumatic

Stress Disorder

(PTSD)

Badge of Life: FAQ (2013); Kirschman, Kemana, & Fay, 2014

Post-Traumatic

Stress Disorder

(PTSD)

U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs: National Center for PTSD (2014); (www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/PTSD-overview/dsm5_criteria_ptsd.asp)

Depression

Kirschman, Kamena, & Fay, 2014; Police Suicide Study, (2012)

Access to

Weapons

Suicide: Let’s

talk figures

Badge of Life (2013); American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (2015)

Suicide: Let’s

talk figures

Kirschman, Kamena, & Fay, 2014; Counseling Cops

Suicide: Let’s

talk figures

Police Chief Magazine (2015); Aamodt and Stalnaker, 2006

Suicide:

Protective

Factors

Police Chief Magazine (2015); Aamodt and Stalnaker, 2006

Why do officers

take their own

lives?

Kirschman, Kamena, and Fay, 2014

Why do officers

take their own

lives?

Kirschman, Kamena, and Fay, 2014

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Police Culture Risk and ResiliencyPresented by: Sarah Henderson, B.A.

Goals

blue Bloods

Kirschman, E. (2007). I love a cop: What police families need to know (Rev. ed.).

Thin blue line

Kirschman, E. (2007). I love a cop: What police families need to know (Rev. ed.).

police Family

Kirschman, E. (2007). I love a cop: What police families need to know (Rev. ed.).

macho Culture

Bergen, Bourne-Lindamood, and Brecknock, 2000; Kirschman, E. (2007). I love a cop: What police families need to know (Rev. ed.)

Family Stress

White and Honig, 1994; Blumestein, Fidell, & Jones, 2011

LEO Families

White and Honig, 1994; Kirschman, E. (2007). I love a cop: What police families need to know (Rev. ed.)

Relationships

Oehme et al., 2011; Kirschman, E. (2007). I love a cop: What police families need to know (Rev. ed.)

LEO Families

Arredondo, Shumway, Kimball, Dersch., & Bryan, 2002

coping

Strategies

Horan , Bochantin, & Booth-Butterfield, 2012

alcohol Use and

Abuse

Violanti, Marshall, & Howe, 1985; Kirschman, E. (2007) I love a caop: What police families need to know (Red. ed).

alcohol use

Stinson, Liederbach, & Freiburger, 2012

part of the job

Kates, A. (2008). Copshock: Surviving posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

officer Safety

mental Health

Repercussions

Kates, A. (2008). Copshock: Surviving posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Change

Resources

Unique Stressors for Law Enforcement Officers

Presented by: Alexander Crouch, M.S.

Goal of this presentation

Point out stresors

Provide Interventions

Increase AWARENESS!!!

TITLEWhat Stress?

TITLE

Police Stress

Morash et al., 2006

TITLE

Police Stress

Morash et al., 2006

Work

Environment

He, Zhao, & Archbold, 2002

Work

Environment

He, Zhao, & Archbold, 2002

Support

Territo, and Vetter, 1981

(Morash, Haarr, & Kwak, 2006)

Organizational

Morash, Haarr, & Kwak, 2006

Organizational

Morash, Haarr, & Kwak, 2006

Work/Family

Relationships

Morash, Haarr, & Kwak, 2006

Life Outside

Territo, and Vetter, 1981

Job Satisfaction

Territo, and Vetter, 1981

The Public

Tremoglie, 2012

Work

Obligations

Dealing with

Stress

Territo, and Vetter, 1981

Pre-

employment

Patterson, Chung, and Swan, 2014

Reducing

Stress

Reducing

Stress

Patterson, Chung, and Swan, 2014

Family

He, Zhao, & Archbold, 2002

Mental and Physical Toll from Stressors

Presented by: Nichole Vincent, M.S.

MENTAL & PHYSICAL

TOLL FROM

STRESSORS

GOALS:

Danger!

MENTAL &

PHYYSICAL HEALTH

DANGERS:

suicide

Depression

Nielsen, 2002

Depression

Nielsen, 2002

Depression

Nielsen, 2002

Physical

effects:

obesity

Wall Street Journal (2014)

CARDIOVASCULAR

RISK

Violanti et al. 2012; Zimmerman, 2012

sleep

disturbance

Violanti et al., 2012

cancer

Wirth et al., 2013; Violanti et al., 2012

cancer

Boni, 2005; Wirth et al., 2013; Violanti et al., 2012

“fit for duty?”

“fit for duty?”

GAP IN THE

RESEARCH?

Schwarzer, Bowler, & Cone , 2014

What can be

Helpful

Coping:

cognitive &

SOCIAL

resources

Graf, 1986; Stephens & Long, 1997; Horan, Bochantin, & Booth-Butterfield, 2012

Coping:

physical &

SPIRITUAL

resources

Anshel and Kang, 2008; Charles, Trabis, & Smith, 2015

Impact of Critical IncidentsPresented by: Casey Straud, M.S.

Goals

duties and

Expectations

Violanti (1996)

Impact

critical

Incident?

Moad, 2011

Different?

prevalence

Kulbarsh, 2007

Prevalence

Martin et al., 2009

common Critical

Incidents

common Critical

Incidents

who is at Risk?

research

Findings

pretraumatic

Life

Martin et al., 2009; Perrin et al., 2007

Response

Haisch and Meyers, 2004

Literature

protective

Factors

protective

Factors

Yuan et al., 2011

protective

Factors

Interventions

Digliani, 2012

Behavioral Health TrainingPresented by: Bryan Steinkopf, M.S.Contributing Authors: Vera Klinoff, M.S., Kori Hakala, Psy.D., Sarah

Henderson, B.A., & Vincent Van Hasselt, Ph.D.

Goals

Options for

prevention and

intervention

Why A

Preventative

Approach

Why Behavioral

Health

Training

Sheehan and Van Hasselt, 2003

Peers and

Culture

Miller, 2007

Peer

Responsibility

Goal

Topics

For Each topic

Customized for

Police

Presenters

Humor

Media

True False

History of our

approach

Feedback From

cops

Possible

consequences

Culture shift

QUESTIONS?