Justice Personnel Wellness/Mental Health

Upcoming Webinars

Brenda Dietzman

10 / 13 / 2020

Building Resiliency: The Dawn of the Mentally Strong Employee

All of us want to live a healthier life both mentally and physically. We know eating well and staying in shape physically are important. But we also need to understand [...]

Karla Ramirez

Frank Webb

J.C. Adams

John Colbern, PhD

10 / 22 / 2020

Co-Responder Programs: Keys to Successful Implementation and Promising Innovations for Justice Professionals

A significant number of people with mental illness are jailed every year, often for minor and non-violent incidents. One solution to this issue is the use of co-responder programs where [...]

Sean Goodison

10 / 29 / 2020

On the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic: Research, Challenges and Multi-Disciplinary Responses in the Justice System

The current opioid epidemic is unprecedented in American history. On an average day, 130 people will die from an opioid overdose, and the rising number of opioid-related deaths is one driver [...]

Halcyon Frank

Amy Morgan

11 / 17 / 2020

Life-Saving Partners: 911 and Suicide Lifelines Working Together

Dispatcher and crisis hotline staff both play important roles in helping individuals in moments of crisis. Although they both share the goal of helping the caller, the steps each role [...]

Amy Morgan

01 / 19 / 2021

Outside Yourself: Making the Most of Mental Health Resources

All too often, we feel like we should be able to handle everything that life throws at us, and we should be able to do it on our own, without [...]

David Black

01 / 28 / 2021

Strengthening First Responder Resilience and Wellness During Social Unrest and Stressful Times

Law enforcement professionals serve on the front lines of humanity’s worst-case events, and nearly 70 percent of officers report that stressful work experiences have caused ongoing emotional issues, leading to [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

02 / 11 / 2021

Change and Acceptance: Why We Succeed, Why We Fail

Now that we are nearly a year into coping with the pandemic, we recognize that there are a lot of things we have been putting on hold for ‘when it’[...]

Jennifer Heisig

Hilary Weinberg

02 / 18 / 2021

Building Peer Support Programs for Prosecutors

Working in a prosecuting agency can be stressful. High caseloads, the serious nature of the cases, vicarious trauma, balancing life and work and of course, the additional challenges brought about [...]

Michael Goold

03 / 23 / 2021

Psychological Safety in Public Safety

Psychology Safety is a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes. Sounds easy and maybe a little “soft”. But [...]

Dr. Stephen Odom

Amy Morgan

04 / 22 / 2021

Depression: Myths, Signs, Prevention and Treatment

Depression affects millions of people worldwide, and is the leading cause of disability, but it's still a mystery to many, and something that few want to admit they're experiencing. This [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

04 / 27 / 2021

Long-Term Coping Skills

Our experience with the pandemic taught us that the short-term ‘self-care’ coping skills were effective for the first few months, but were not particularly effective in sustaining all of our [...]

Dr. Stephen Odom

Amy Morgan

09 / 14 / 2021

Getting to the Other Side of Treatment: A Path Forward and How It Helps

Sometimes you hear about someone going "into treatment," and then you hear about, "when they came out of treatment," but it remains somewhat of a mystery about what goes on [...]

Andy Carrier

John McGuire

Kit Cummings

Rita Watkins

Eric Skidmore

Post Critical Incident Seminar: A Tested Solution for Helping Cops Recover From The Worst Incidents

In a previous related webinar, Rev. Eric Skidmore and Dr. Joseph Cheng provided an overview of the Post Critical Incident Seminars (PCIS) being conducted by the South Carolina Law Enforcement [...]

Grant McDougall

School Guardian Programs: A Psychological Perspective

Despite opposing opinions and stances on many factors surrounding school shootings, if there’s one thing that the entire population can agree on it, it is that the carnage has [...]

Jeff Thompson, Ph.D.

Kevin Morison

An Occupational Risk: What Law Enforcement Agencies Can Do to Prevent Officer Suicide

More officers are dying by suicide than line of duty deaths. This conveys that while they’re well prepared and trained to handle critical incidents and dodge attacks and bullets, [...]

Halcyon Frank

Amy Morgan

No Second Chance: Handling Suicidal Callers in Dispatch

Dispatchers are the very frontline of the public safety sector. They play a critical role in response as they’re the first ones who get information on what’s happening [...]

Dr. Joseph C. Cheng

Eric Skidmore

Post Critical Incident Seminar: What You Can Do When Things Aren’t Getting Better

Individuals working in the law enforcement, public safety, and emergency response field are often exposed to sensitive if not completely gruesome events on the job. Line of duty shootings, high-speed [...]

Shelly Katkowski

Suicide by Cop Protocols and Training Guide

Webinar Video Clip: Suicide by Cop Protocols and Training Guide Law enforcement protocols are highly scrutinized as of late. Responding officers are specially trained to de-escalate in-crisis individuals, but in [...]

Obed Magny

The Contagiousness of Vicarious Trauma: Impacts, Considerations, and Responses

Everyone can experience trauma, for individuals working in industries that deal with critical incidents and emergencies, the risk of exposure to trauma is further aggravated. The community’s helpers need [...]

Michael Goold

Emotional Intelligence: The Hard Skill that Will Make Your Career and Save Your Personal Life

This webinar will introduce you to the principle of Emotional Intelligence and how you can prevent emotional hijacks, give yourself a yellow card, and “read” the emotions of others to [...]

Kimberly Miller

Calming Your Storm: Tools to De-Escalate Yourself, Increase Emotional Control & Reduce “Reactivity”

It’s been told that the COVID-19 pandemic is the kind of storm that puts us all in the same boat, unfortunately, this isn’t exactly the case. When such [...]

Grant McDougall

Cumulative Trauma: The Covert Enemy of First Responders

Trauma is typically associated with extreme life-altering experiences. However, the concept of cumulative trauma is quite different from this. As the term suggests, it happens in a slow, repeated, and [...]

Gregory Handleton

A Suicide Screening and Triage System For Use by Both Clinical and Non-Clinical Staff at Your Juvenile Detention Center

The Clermont County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) refused to take things sitting down as they identify the limitations and challenges posed by their existing suicide screening tool. They know that [...]

Amy Morgan

Challenge Yourself to Change Your Life

Change is hard. Now that we got that out of the way, Amy Morgan wants to challenge you to change your life. Sure, making changes in one’s life can [...]

Kimberly Miller

AMA: Maintaining Resilience

The Doctor is IN. Join us for the finale of this thought-provoking series about Resiliency, Leadership and the Challenging time we're living through. Dr. Kimberly Miller will be answering questions [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Working with Childhood Trauma: Tools for Justice Professionals

This is the third installment of Duane Bowers’ Child Trauma webinar series. It started with a course that covered a comprehensive introduction to childhood trauma. The second one provided guidelines [...]

Jim Martin

Standards of Care: Mental Health in Our Jails and Prisons…Now What?

Correctional health care is public health care – if we can release the inmate population much better than we found them, communities are made safer and stronger. This is how Jim [...]

Tina Buneta

Joseph Hoebeke

Doreen Jokerst

Justin Smith

William Beck

Jack Cauley

Kimberly Miller

Leadership On The Front Lines: Navigating The COVID-19 Pandemic

Webinar Video Clip: Leadership on the Front Lines - Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 is testing everyone’s resilience. People are experiencing anxiety over their mobility, safety, livelihood, and [...]

Kimberly Miller

More Ways to Bounce and Build Your Resilience (Part 2)

This is the second installment of Dr. Kimberly Miller’s webinar series on resilience and bounceability. This time around, she will be providing six additional tools that can be integrated [...]

Daniel McDonald

Saving Money While Saving Lives: Building a Business Case for a Homeless Outreach Team (HOT)

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, we are all told to stay home and stay safe. But what happens to those who do not have homes? Under normal circumstances, there are more [...]

Kimberly Miller

Increasing Your Bounceability: Ways to Build Resilience Every Day

What the whole world is going through right now is testing all of us – from the government’s decision-making to things that we have better control of like our discipline, [...]

Dr. Babatunde Okuleye, M.D., MBA

Robin Timme

Jennifer Horney

Corrections and COVID-19: Enhancing Resiliency of Staff and Inmate Populations

This is the second part of the Corrections and COVID-19 series made possible through the Falcon Correctional and Community Services, Inc. Topics covered in the first installment are the epidemiology [...]

Amy Morgan

Suicide Explained: What Leads Someone To That Moment

This is the second installment of Amy Morgan’s three-part webinar series that focuses on our life’s struggles and stresses. The first part talked about pre-prevention when it [...]

Robin Timme

Jennifer Horney

Scott Semple

Elias A. Diggins

Corrections and COVID-19: Maintaining Mental Wellness of Staff and Inmates During Custodial Pandemonium

Strange times we’re in right now and it’s affected our consciousness on a whole new level. There is a threat – we cannot see it, but we know it’[...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Assessing Childhood Trauma: A Guide for Justice Professionals

This is the second installment of this Justice Clearinghouse series on childhood trauma. While the first one provided an introduction to childhood trauma, this one offers pointers on the things [...]

Amy Morgan

Pre-Prevention – Staying Ahead of the Struggle

Minor issues and things that cause stress in our everyday life can pile up and compound into a much bigger problem. It may get to a point that the load [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Causes and Conditions of Childhood Trauma: A Practical Approach for Justice Professionals

Traumatic events can have lasting effects on people – more so if it is children who have limited understanding and lack awareness when it comes to regulation their own behavior and [...]

Wes Dotson

Case Studies in Law Enforcement Encounters with Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

This session is the final installment of the Autism Spectrum Disorder webinar series. Tying up what was discussed and applying what was learned in the first three webinars, this session [...]

Daniel McDonald

How to Start a Police Homeless Outreach Team in Three Easy Steps

After answering the whys for a law enforcement agency to launch their own Police Homeless Outreach Team (HOT), Daniel McDonald’s second webinar in the series will deep-dive into the [...]

Amy Morgan

Growth as a Post-Trauma Response

At one point or another, we all are exposed to events that may warrant a trauma response. It could be something that we’ve gone through in childhood, more recent [...]

Dan Phillips

Brandon “Choe” Sergent, M. Th.,

Jail Ministries: The Top 10 Things to Consider

Jails and prisons have their challenges and would greatly benefit from help from the community. Religious organizations are willing to provide whatever help they can extend, but they too, identify [...]

Jonathan Parker

Watch Your Six: Because Making It Home is Just the Beginning (Part 2)

The second installment of a two-part series, Jonathan Parker is back on Justice Clearinghouse to continue on his Watch Your Six course. In the first part, Jonathan unpacked the six [...]

John Snook

Carrie Hill

Fixing the Incentives that Force Sheriffs to be Mental Health Providers: A Long Overdue Opportunity

Criminal justice agencies are bearing the brunt of the mental health crisis – in cost, time, and manpower. Despite numerous initiatives from different segments of the criminal justice system, from training [...]

Jonathan Parker

Watch Your Six: Because Making it Home is Just the Beginning (Part 1)

It’s s been said that in life we juggle rubber and glass balls. The rubber balls represent aspects of our life that we can bounce back from. The glass [...]

Karen Solomon

Amy Morgan

Saving Our Heroes and Their Families From The Pain of Suicide

Articles, photos, reminders, and chain messages are making rounds on the internet encouraging people to be cognizant of potential mental health issues others are experiencing – to be wary, listen, support, [...]

Dan Phillips

Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: The Facts and Figures Justice Professionals Need to Know

Law enforcement officers find themselves dealing with people from all walks of life daily – and it includes people with mental health issues. These people might end up in jails and [...]

Daniel McDonald

The Top 10 Reasons to Start a Police Homeless Outreach Team

The state of homelessness is getting worse, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development highlighted the magnitude of the issue reporting that more than half a million [...]

Arlyn Harris

Thinking for a Change: Expanding and Collaborating on a Cognitive Behavioral Program for Probation

Learn how Maricopa County Adult Probation Department (MCAPD) successfully expanded its implementation of Thinking for a Change (a cognitive behavioral intervention program with the NIC) through collaboration with external treatment [...]

Amy Morgan

Honoring our Differences

Doing a Google search can easily expose you to the many ways society decides to categorize and label people. Are you an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert? Do you belong to [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Mental Health Concepts and Trafficking: fundamentals for justice professionals to understand

According to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder results from traumatic events by directly experiencing it, witnessing it, being privy to its details or repeated [...]

Jason Winsky

Policing Vulnerable Populations: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs

Law enforcement and mental health support services intersect in drug abuse cases. Tucson recognized the link between two disciplines when they conceptualized their Mental Health Support Team that allowed people [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

The Impact of Trauma on Child Development: What justice professionals needs to know

Through numerous courses tackling trauma here on Justice Clearinghouse, we’ve established its detrimental effects on different facets of an individual’s life. This session will unpack how trauma specifically [...]

Alana Negroni

The Benefits of Developing a Peer Support Program

Stress seems to be inevitable these days – in our work, relationships, and life brought about by the competitive, fast-paced lifestyles we’re leading and external factors and circumstances we’re [...]

Dr. Peggy Rothbaum

Protecting the Protector: Who is Taking Care of You?

It’s been said that working in public service is a vocation – a higher calling – selflessly giving one’s time and energy to protect and improve other’s lives. But [...]

Sara E. Mahoney

Mindfulness in Domestic Violence Work- Part II

This is the second-part of Sara Mahoney’s Mindfulness Series. She addressed mindfulness for domestic violence victims in the first one and on this session, she will discuss mindfulness for [...]

Rich Martin

A Daily Drop of Corrosion: How the Daily Experiences in the Justice Professions Can Lead to Burnout

In 2018, CareerCast ranked policing as the fourth most stressful job in the US brought about by the dangerous and demanding nature of the profession. When an individual’s stress is [...]

Jason Winsky

Beyond CIT: Establishing Mental Health Support Teams

Responding to those experiencing mental health challenges or addiction requires a unique set of skills that many in law enforcement simply don't have. Knowing the challenges facing their jurisdiction, the [...]

Denise Beagley

Trauma Informed Care and Response: 101 Training for Justice Professionals

A significant chunk of the population has gone through a traumatic experience in their lives – it has become the norm and no longer the exception. Because of this, awareness efforts [...]

Trauma-Informed Training: Incorporating Wellness for Deputies

For the general population, only 9% meet the criteria for PTSD across their lifespan, but in correctional populations, almost 100% experienced trauma in their life. The correctional setting is found to be [...]

Victoria Riechers, MA

Working with Sexual Assault Victims: Strategies for Justice Professionals

The second of a two-part webinar series, Victoria Reichers is back on Justice Clearinghouse. The first part discussed what happens internally to sexual assault victims by unpacking the neurobiology of [...]

Sara E. Mahoney

Mindfulness in Domestic Violence Work-Part I

Working in the field of criminal justice, probation, victim advocacy and social services is a noble path. It gives an individual the ability to change the course of another person’[...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Self-Care for Justice Professionals

In 2012, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–V) rewrote the definition of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) such that it is no longer confined to those who experienced [...]

John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D.

Suicide Identification, Prevention, and Policy Failure

Suicide was the leading cause of death in jails in 2014. It also impacts everyone surrounding the incident including inmates and corrections personnel. While there is no fool-proof way to prevent [...]

Victoria Riechers, MA

Lindsay Ashworth

The Neurobiology and Traumatic Impact of Sexual Assault

Traversing a sexual violence case is tricky. When sexual assault survivors are asked to recount the unfortunate experience from memory there are doubts when they cannot quite remember things in [...]

David Stephens

Harmony Goorley, MA, LCPC, LSOTP

Balancing Order and Recovery: Blueprints for a High-Performing, Trauma-Resilient Jail

A significant number of those incarcerated are affected by trauma. Since part of correctional facilities’ goals is to affect behavior change and rehabilitation, ensuring that re-traumatization does not take place [...]

Alana Negroni

Impact of an Officer Involved Shooting

Law enforcement has always been an adrenaline-driven field, it is the nature of the job. Some of the incidents police officers find themselves are a little bit more critical than [...]

Amy Morgan

The Trauma of First Response to Cruelty

When people are in danger, they call on to first responders to give them the help they need – to manage the situation, deal with the trauma, and provide other needed [...]

Carrie Hill

A Duty to Protect: Mental Health Care to the Incarcerated

Webinar Video Clip: A Duty to Protect - Mental Health Care to the Incarcerated There is a mental illness crisis plaguing jails all over the US. More and more of [...]

Kimberly Miller

Keeping Your Super Heroes Super

Taking on the job in the public sector means being ready to be of service to the people. For those working as first responders, health providers, or law enforcers – service [...]

Harmony Goorley, MA, LCPC, LSOTP

Recipes for Controlling the Emotional Hijack When Roasted, Shaken, and Stirred Amid Crisis

Emotional hijack happens to everyone. When you’re in the law enforcement and criminal justice field, you are even more vulnerable to such. You will witness such behavior from the [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Workshop: Understanding Ambiguous Loss’ Impact on Justice Professionals

Whether it’s losing a loved one or a job, we’ve all experienced a loss at some point in our lives. But ambiguous loss is different… meaning that we [...]

Ed Sherman, Psy.D.

The Power of Resilient Leadership

There are many values and virtues that we are all taught from school to our jobs when it comes to surviving and living our lives. All of these are valuable, [...]

Denise Beagley

Verbal De-Escalation

As a public servant, part of any criminal justice profession is encountering random strangers, even sketchy characters. Not just merely meeting them, but talking to them, building rapport such that [...]

Amy Morgan

On the Job Threats: Managing the Fear and Panic Response

Anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, etc.) are the most common mental illness, and it affects millions of people around the world. According to the National Institute of [...]

Matthew Kail

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Creating an Organizational Culture of Wellness

Work-related stress is prevalent – it happens to people with 9 to 5 desk jobs, field workers, start-up entrepreneurs, top-tier executives; blue collar, white collar. Work-related stress can be reduced and relieved by [...]

Ray Nash

Resiliency and the Dynamic of Restoration

Resiliency is a highly-revered quality. Overcoming adversity and our personal demons can be tough. More so when you’re in a position that exposes you to different characters and situations. [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Providing Wellness Support for Online Child Exploitation Personnel: From website to arrest

Employees working in the field of public service and social welfare often extend help to others who go through tumultuous moments. In doing so, they also take into their psyche [...]

Amy Morgan

Recognizing Mental Health Disorders in Others

The law enforcement and justice profession deal with different types of people with a myriad of personalities. It can get tricky having to decode each one and ensuring that your [...]

Amy Morgan

Basic Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Postvention

This course is designed to each anyone how to recognize signs of suicidal ideation in another person, or yourself, to identify potential suicidal behavior. Also covered is how to conduct [...]

Laura Usher

Paton Blough

Safely Responding to Mental Health Crisis A Perspective from An Individual Living with Mental Illness

The Justice Clearinghouse and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) are working together to educate and train first responders on the subject of mental illness. Hear what works in [...]

Pat Nelson

Jason Winsky

Terry Staten

Law Enforcement Mental Health Support Teams

Today’s public safety practitioners are becoming increasingly aware that they need to use a special operational approach when encountering an individual with known mental health issues. Public safety officials [...]

Patti Saylor

A Son’s Legacy, Improving Law Enforcement Response to Persons with Disabilities

Ms. Patti Saylor will guide viewers through the actions that have been taken since the death of her son Ethan. The training will open with this clip from WUSA9. [...]

Amy Morgan

Suicide Prevention and Intervention

Amy Morgan, will cover the basics – what signs show possible suicidal thoughts and/or risk, how to talk to someone who is considering suicide, how to intervene and seek help, [...]

Amy Morgan

Suicide Postvention Dealing with the Aftermath

During this webinar, Amy Morgan, Training Officer with the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, will discuss how to help the friends, family members, and peers of someone who has died [...]

Amy Morgan

Blending the After Action Review Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

This webinar will compare specific steps to action improvement, with the mentally beneficial side of debriefing after a critical incident, and will provide a way to blend the two [...]

Lanae Holmes

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

NCMEC Protecting Child Pornography Investigation Personnel Part One

This webinar will provide an in depth look at the impact viewing child pornography may have on personnel. It will also discuss why some people are more impacted [...]

Natalie Johnson

Nutrition for Tactical Performance Part Two

Description: Our presenter, Ms. Natalie Johnson, will discuss practical nutrition strategies to improve performance through sports nutrition and energy management. She will cover topics such as how much and how [...]

Natalie Johnson

Tactical Movement and Exercise for Optimal Performance

Ms. Natalie Johnson, will discuss strategic movement and exercise to assist in managing and expanding energy capacity. Energy is the foundation for being fully engaged. As Law Enforcement and Emergency [...]

Natalie Johnson

Nutrition for Tactical Performance Part One

Michael G. Aamodt

The Police Personality Solid as a Rock or Still Crazy After All These Years

Description: The Internet, as well as many written sources, suggest that police officers engage in an unusually high number of maladaptive behaviors. That is, they are thought to have high [...]

Pam McMillan

A Life of Stress: The Damages and the Proper Response

Description: This two hour course is designed to help participants learn some skills and tools for dealing with stress in their lives. A Life of Stress, The Damages: Participants gain [...]

After the Webinar: Post Critical Incident Seminar. Q&A with the Panelists

Webinar presenters Andy Carrier, John McGuire, Kit Cummings, Rita Watkins, and Rev. Eric Skidmore answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Post Critical Incident Seminar: A Tested Solution [...]

After the Webinar: School Guardian Programs. Q&A with Dr. Grant McDougall

Webinar presenter Dr. Grant McDougall answered a number of your questions after his presentation School Guardian Programs: A Psychological Perspective. Here are just a few of his responses. Audience [...]

After the Webinar: An Occupational Risk. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Dr. Jeff Thompson and Kevin Morison answered a number of your questions after their presentation, An Occupational Risk: What Law Enforcement Agencies Can Do to Prevent Officer Suicide. [...]

After the Webinar: Post Critical Incident Seminar. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Rev. Eric Skidmore and Dr. Joseph Cheng answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Post Critical Incident Seminar: What You Can Do When Things Aren't [...]

In Case You Missed It: Video Snippet from Suicide by Cop

Shelly Katkowski shared some insightful information during her webinar, Suicide by Cop: Protocols and Training Guide. Here’s just one snippet from the show. Click Here to Watch [...]

After the Webinar: The Contagiousness of Vicarious Trauma. Q&A with Dr. Obed Magny

Webinar presenter Dr. Obed Magny answered a number of your questions after his presentation, The Contagiousness of Vicarious Trauma. Here are just a few of his responses. Audience Question: [...]

After the Webinar: Cumulative Trauma. Q&A with Dr. Grant McDougall

Webinar presenter Dr. Grant McDougall answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Cumulative Trauma: The Covert Enemy of First Responders. Here are just a few of his responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Suicide Screening and Triage Systems for Juvenile Detention Centers. Q&A with Greg Handleton

Webinar presenter Greg Handleton answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Suicide Screening and Triage Systems for Juvenile Detention Centers. Here are just a few of his responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Challenge Yourself to Change Your Life. Q&A with Amy Morgan

Webinar presenter Amy Morgan answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Challenge Yourself to Change Your Life. Here are just a few of her responses. Audience Question: [...]

After the Webinar: Leadership on the Front Lines. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Dr. Kimberly Miller, Tina Buneta, Joseph Hoebeke, Doreen Jokerst, Justin Smith, William Beck, and Jack Cauley answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Leadership on the [...]

After the Webinar: Standards of Care – Mental Health in Our Jails and Prisons. Q&A with Jim Martin

Webinar presenter Jim Martin answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Standards of Care: Mental Health in Our Jails and Prisons. Here are just a few of his [...]

After the Webinar: Standards of Care for Mental Health in Our Jails & Prisons. Q&A with Jim Martin

Webinar presenter NCCHC's Jim Martin answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Standards of Care: Mental Health in Our Jails and Prisons...Now What? Here are just a [...]

Thoughts about Growth from Amy Morgan

Amy Morgan shared some fantastic insights and advice about recovery, trauma and growth during her webinar, Growth as a Post Trauma Response. Here's just one reminder. "Growth can only [...]

A Reminder about Needing Each Other from Amy Morgan

Amy Morgan shared some fantastic insights and advice about recovery, trauma and growth during her webinar, Growth as a Post Trauma Response. Here's just one reminder. "Sometimes we need [...]

Reminders about Making Progress from Dr. Kimberly Miller

Dr. Kimberly Miller shared a number of excellent insights and advice during her Resiliency series, Increasing Your Bounceability: Ways to Build Resilience Every Day, and Part 2, More Ways to Bounce [...]

Advice about Doing Your Best from Dr. Kimberly Miller

Reminders about Hope from Dr. Kimberly Miller

Thoughts on Transforming Your Life from Dr. Kimberly Miller

After the Webinar: More Ways to Bounce & Build Your Resilience. Q&A with Dr. Kimberly Miller

Webinar presenter Dr. Kimberly Miller answered a number of your questions after her presentation, More Ways to Bounce and Build Your Resilience. Here are just a few of her responses. &[...]

Insights into Caring ACOs from Nina Stively

Animal welfare professionals care tremendously for the animals they are sworn to protect and the owners whom they are there to help educate and inform. We loved this quote shared [...]

After the Webinar: Saving Money While Saving Lives. Q&A with Daniel McDonald

Webinar presenter Daniel McDonald answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Saving Money while Saving Lives: Building a Business Case for a Homeless Outreach Team. Here are just [...]

After the Webinar: Increasing Your Bounceability. Q&A with Dr. Kimberly Miller

Webinar presenter Dr. Kimberly Miller answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Increasing Your Bounceability: Ways to Build Resilience Every Day. Here are just a few of her [...]

After the Webinar: COVID 19 & Corrections – Enhancing Resiliency of Staff and Inmate Populations. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Dr. Babatunde Okuleye, Dr. Robin Timme and Dr. Jennifer Horney answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Corrections & COVID-19: Enhancing Resiliency of Staff and Inmate [...]

After the Webinar: Suicide Explained. Q&A with Amy Morgan

Webinar presenter Amy Morgan answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Suicide Explained: What Leads Someone to that Moment. Here are just a few of her responses. [...]

After the Webinar: Maintaining Mental Wellness of Staff and Inmates during Custodial Pandemonium. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Dr. Robin Timme, Dr. Jennifer Horney, Scott Semple and Elias Diggins answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Corrections & COVID-19: Maintaining Mental Wellness of Staff [...]

Thoughts about Identity from Dr Jeff Fox, PhD

Dr. Jeff Fox, PhD gave us a super reminder about the importance of understanding who you are and how that affects what you do every day during his webinar, "Creating [...]

After the Webinar: Pre-Prevention – Staying Ahead of the Struggle. Q&A with Amy Morgan

Webinar presenter Amy Morgan answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Pre-Prevention: Staying Ahead of the Struggle. Here are just a few of her responses. Audience Question: [...]

After the Webinar: Stepping Up 101. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Rise Haneberg, Sheriff Kelly Rowe and Sheriff Calvin Hayden answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Stepping Up 101: A Primer for Sheriffs. Here are just a [...]

After the Webinar: Growth as Post Trauma Response. Q&A with Amy Morgan

Webinar presenter Amy Morgan answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Growth as a Post Trauma Response. Here are just a few of her responses. Audience Comment: Why [...]

After the Webinar: Causes and Conditions of Childhood Trauma. Q&A with Duane Bowers

Webinar presenter Duane Bowers answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Causes and Conditions of Childhood Trauma: A Practical Approach for Justice Professionals. Here are just a few [...]

Thoughts on Mental Health Treatment from Kelly Rowe

Inmates with mental illnesses are a substantial part of the incarcerated population, as Sheriff Kelly Rowe reminded us during his webinar, Stepping Up: A Primer for Sheriffs. Click [...]

Thoughts on Growth from Amy Morgan

Love this great reminder from Amy Morgan during her webinar, Growth as a Post Trauma Response. "Growth only happens through change." Click Here to See Our Law Enforcement [...]

Infographic: Successful Re-Entry through Contemporary, Moral, Holistic and Life Skills Programming

During their webinar, Cheryl Parks, Ron Budzinski, and Charles Keeton shared insights about Jobs Partnership Re-Entry Program at the Peoria County Jail, in Peoria, Illinois. This 60-day program creates a [...]

After the Webinar: Fixing Incentives that Force Sheriffs to be Mental Health Providers. Q&A with John Snook

Webinar presenter John Snook answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Fixing the Incentives that Force Sheriffs to be Mental Health Providers. Here are just a few of [...]

After the Webinar: Watch Your Six Part 2. Q&A with Jonathan Parker

Webinar presenter Jonathan Parker answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Watch Your Six Part 2. Here are just a few of his responses. Audience Question: Jonathan you [...]

After the Webinar: Watch Your Six Part 1. Q&A with Jonathan Parker

Webinar presenter Jonathan Parker answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Watch Your Six: Because Making It Home Is Just the Beginning. Here are just a few of [...]

After the Webinar: Therapy K9’s. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Jason Ratcliff, Darrah Metz, and Dr. Kimberly Miller answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Therapy K9s: Changing the Way Law Enforcement Reaches Their Communities. [...]

After the Webinar: Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System. Q&A with Dan Phillips

Webinar presenter Dr. Dan Phillips answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System. Here are just a few of his responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Top 10 Reasons to Start a Police Homeless Outreach Team. Q&A with Daniel McDonald

Webinar presenter Dan McDonald answered a number of your questions after his presentation, The Top 10 Reasons to Start a Police Homeless Outreach Team. Here are just a few of [...]

After the Webinar: Mental Health Concepts and Trafficking. Q&A with Duane Bowers

Webinar presenter Duane Bowers answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Mental Health Concepts, and Human Trafficking. Here are just a few of his responses. Audience [...]

After the Webinar: Policing Vulnerable Populations. Q&A with Jason Winsky

Webinar presenter Jason Winsky answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Policing Vulnerable Populations: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs. Here are just a few of his [...]

After the Webinar: Beyond CIT. Q&A with Jason Winsky

Webinar presenter Jason Winsky answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Beyond CIT: Establishing Mental Health Support Teams. Here are just a few of his responses. Audience [...]

After the Webinar: A Daily Drop of Corrosion. Q&A with Dr. Rich Martin

Webinar presenter Dr. Rich Martin answered a number of your questions after his presentation, A Daily Drop of Corrosion: How the Daily Experiences of Justice Professionals Can Lead to Burnout. [...]

After the Webinar: Mindfulness in Domestic Violence Work. Q&A with Sara Mahoney

Webinar presenter Sara Mahoney answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Mindfulness in Domestic Violence Work: Part 2- Working with Offenders. Here are just a few of her [...]

After the Webinar: Protecting the Protector. Q&A with Dr. Peggy Rothbaum

Webinar presenter Dr. Peggy Rothbaum answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Protecting the Protector: Who's Taking Care of You? Here are just a few of her responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Developing a Peer Support Program. Q&A with Alana Negroni

Webinar presenter Alana Negroni answered a number of your questions after her presentation, The Benefits of Developing a Peer Support Program. Here are just a few of her responses. [...]

Infographic: Being Trauma Informed in a Corrections Environment

During his webinar, Dr. Robin Timme shared impactful insights about the prevalence of trauma in the histories of those who are incarcerated as well as those who work in correctional [...]

After the Webinar: Trauma Informed Jails. Q&A with Dr. Robin Timme

Webinar presenter Dr. Robin Timme answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Trauma-Informed Jails: Incorporating Wellness for Correctional Officers. Here are just a few of his responses. [...]

After the Webinar: Trauma Informed Care & Response. Q&A with Denise Beagley

Webinar presenter Denise Beagley answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Trauma Informed Care & Response: 101 Training for Justice Professionals. Here are just a few of her responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Self Care for Justice Professionals. Q&A with Duane Bowers

Webinar presenter Duane Bowers answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Self Care for Justice Professionals. Here are just a few of his responses. Audience Question: Are [...]

After the Webinar: The Neurobiology and Traumatic Impact of Sexual Assault. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Victoria Riechers and Lindsay Ashworth of the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence answered a number of your questions after their presentation, The Neurobiology and Traumatic [...]

After the Webinar: Suicide Identification, Prevention and Policy Failure. Q&A with Dr. John Peters

Webinar presenter Dr. John Peters answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Suicide Identification, Prevention, and Policy Failure. Here are just a few of his responses. Audience [...]

Sleep After Trauma: How traumatic events impact sleep and well-being

One in 5 American adults will experience mental illness in a given year, and about half of the American population will have a diagnosable mental illness at some point in their [...]

Sleep and PTSD: Common Sleep Problems Veterans and other PTSD Sufferers Face

The term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, commonly referred to as PTSD, was coined in 1980 by the American Psychological Association when it formally became recognized as a diagnosable condition after the [...]

INFOGRAPHIC: Balancing Order & Recovery in Correctional Environments

Falcon, Inc's Harmony Goorley and Dr. David Stephens shared some incredible information about trauma in incarceration settings during the webinar, "Balancing Order & Recovery: Blueprints for a High-Performing, Trauma-Resilient Jail." [...]

After the Webinar: Balancing Order & Recovery. Q&A with the Presenter

Webinar presenter Harmony Goorley and Dr. David Stephens from Falcon, Inc answered a number of your questions after the presentation, “Balancing Order & Recovery: Blueprints for a High-Performing, Trauma Resilient [...]

Thoughts on Respecting the Individual from Dr. David Stephens

Dr. David Stephens made some excellent points during the webinar, Balancing Order and Recovery: Blueprints for a High Performing, Trauma-Resilient Jail. Here's one we thought was particularly important. “We can [...]

Thought on Inmate Trauma from Harmony Goorley

We loved this statement Harmony Goorley made during her webinar, Balancing Order and Recovery: Blueprints for a High Performing, Trauma-Resilient Jail about the importance of inmate wellness. “When inmates feel [...]

Thoughts on Inmate Wellness from Harmony Goorley

We loved this statement Harmony Goorley made during her webinar, Balancing Order and Recovery: Blueprints for a High Performing, Trauma-Resilient Jail about the correlation between staff and inmate wellness. “Our [...]

Thoughts on Staff Safety from Harmony Goorley

Trauma Informed Jails: An Interview with Dr. Robin Timme

Christina McCale

We know that most inmates have some level of trauma in their background. But what about your correctional officers? Correctional officers have some of the highest levels of stress of [...]

Blueprints for High-Performing, Trauma-Resilient Jails: An Interview with the Presenters

Christina McCale

From child abuse and emotional abuse, to witnessing the horrors of what adults can do to each other, trauma is a major part of an inmate’s history and psychological [...]

After the Webinar: The Impact of an Officer Involved Shooting. Q&A with Alana Negroni

Webinar presenter Alana Negroni of The Counselling Team International answered a number of your questions after her presentation, “The Impact of an Officer Involved Shooting.” Here are a few of [...]

Thoughts on Trauma from Amy Morgan

We loved this quote Amy Morgan made during her webinar, The Trauma of First Response to Cruelty. "People who care more, hurt more." Click Here to Watch [...]

After the Webinar: The Trauma of First Response to Cruelty. Q&A with Amy Morgan

Webinar presenter Amy Morgan answered a number of your questions after her presentation, The Trauma of First Response to Cruelty. Here are a few of her responses. Audience Question: [...]

In Case You Missed It: A Snippet from A Duty to Protect

Carrie Hill of the National Sheriffs Association shared some incredible insights and advice during her webinar, “A Duty to Protect: Mental Health Care to the Incarcerated.” Here’s just one [...]

After the Webinar: A Duty to Protect. Q&A with NSA’s Carrie Hill

Webinar presenter Carrie Hill answered a number of your questions after her presentation, “A Duty to Protect: Mental Health Care to the Incarcerated." Here are a few of her responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Keeping Your Super Heroes Super. Q&A with Dr. Kimberly Miller

Webinar presenter Dr. Kimberly Miller answered a number of your questions after her presentation, "Keeping Your Super Heroes Super." Here are a few of her responses. Audience Question: Our [...]

After the Webinar: Recipes for Controlling the Emotional Hijack. Q&A with Harmony Goorley

Webinar presenters Harmony Goorley answered a number of your questions after her presentation, "Recipes for Controlling the Emotional Hijack." Here are a few of her responses. [...]

Managing Public Criticism: An Interview with Amy Morgan

Christina McCale

Whether it's a schoolyard bully or trolls on Twitter, no one likes being harrassed. And while, yes, Taylor Swift might be right that "the haters gonna hate," that often doesn't [...]

Insights from our Speaker, Dr. Ed Sherman

Love this reference Dr. Ed Sherman made during his recent webinar, The Power of Resilient Leadership. Be sure to check out his recording for more insights and great resources. "Surprises [...]

The Power of Resilient Leadership: An Interview with Dr. Ed Sherman

Christina McCale

Today's public safety professionals face incredible challenges: from life and death situations to agitated citizens, from on-going public scrutiny to ever-changing laws, and rising expectations. Perhaps one of the biggest [...]

After the Webinar: Creating an Organizational Culture of Wellness. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Matthew Kail and Duane Bowers answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Creating a CulturOrganizationaloinal Wellness. Here are some of their responses. Audience Question: Do [...]

Shift Work Sleep Disorders: How they can affect you

In the United States, shift work is defined as any regular work schedule that falls outside the standard work day of 9am to 5pm. Shift work includes swing shifts, which [...]

Creating a Culture of Organizational Wellness: An Interview with and Lt. Matthew Kail and Duane Bowers

Christina McCale

Those who strive to protect the Internet's youngest victims face incredible challenges - and can bear tremendous emotional tolls. Knowing this, many ICACs create support and wellness programs to give [...]

VIDEO: Emotional Support for Mass Casualty Survivors: An Interview with Duane Bowers

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Christina McCale

Once the police tape is gone, what are the best ways to support survivors of traumatic events, like Mass Casualty Shootings? Check out our interview with trauma care expert and [...]

After the Webinar: Providing Wellness Support for Online Child Exploitation Personnel – Q&A with Duane Bowers

Webinar presenter Duane Bowers answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Providing Wellness Support for Online Child Exploitation Personnel. Here are some of his responses. Audience [...]

What Cops Need to Know about Drug Users to Stay Safe: An Interview with Amy Morgan

Christina McCale

First responders have to be prepared to interact with and deal with such a variety of individuals and situations, but one of the most unpredictable is engaging with those under [...]

Ambiguous Loss: The Impact of Missing Persons on Victims, Advocates and Justice System Personnel. An Interview with Duane Bowers

Christina McCale

It's incomprehensible the grief a family must feel when one of its members has gone missing. But often we forget that the justice professionals who work a missing persons case [...]

Motivational Interviewing for Coaching and Supervision: An Interview with Denise Beagley

Christina McCale

When most people hear the term "motivational interviewing," they typically think of how counselors or psychologists engage with patients in a clinical setting. But motivational interviewing is a flexible communication [...]

Tough break, Cupcake! Suck it up, Buttercup! Can you help tough cookies deal with crisis?

Amy Morgan

Ask a 4-year-old boy who he knows that most closely resembles a super-hero, and he will often shout out, “My DAD!” with great pride. I remember my own Dad, when [...]

Recognizing Mental Health Disorders in Others – An Interview with Amy Morgan

Christina McCale

People use terms like "psychopath" or "manic" or "depressed" to describe others - often forgetting that these are actually mental health terms with real definitions and diagnoses. But how do [...]

Providing Wellness Support for Online Child Exploitation Personnel: An Interview with Duane Bowers

Christina McCale

Viewing images of child exploitation is nothing short of disturbing. But what if it was your job to find and remove images of children being harmed.... all day. Every day...? [...]

BOLO: Being on the Lookout to Preventing Police Suicide – An Interview with Marcia Williams

Christina McCale

We continue our conversation with Marcia Williams, peer support specialist with Safe Call Now, to learn more about this organization and its unique network of services it provides to public [...]

How Safe Call Now Serves and Supports First Responders

Christina McCale

According to Badge of Life, "More cops die of suicide than are killed by gunfire and traffic accidents combined."And while there may be discussions or debate about the [...]

Advanced Suicide Prevention, Intervention & PostVention: an Interview with Amy Morgan

Christina McCale

The statistics about suicide rates among our justice professionals is just astonishing: According to the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, Suicides among firefighters exceeded the number of deaths in the line-of-duty [...]

Unique Support for First Responders: An Interview with Sally Spencer Thomas

Christina McCale

Losing anyone to suicide is tragic. But losing a first responder represents a unique tragedy: someone who has spent their career putting others first, risking their life to save others [...]

Basic Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Postvention: An Interview with Amy Morgan

Christina McCale

Asking for help isn't easy for many people - but it can be especially difficult for first responders. Join webinar presenter, Amy Morgan, director of Academy Hour, to learn: How [...]

Staying Strong in a Challenging Environment: An Interview with Amy Morgan

Christina McCale

First responders and professionals in the justice/public safety see a lot -- and deal with a lot. First responders see the horrors of situations. Police officers see the worst [...]

Providing Support to First Responders: An Interview with Karen Solomon of 1st Alliance

Christina McCale

According to Badge of Life, a police suicide prevention program, 108 Law Enforcement Officers took their own lives in 2016. While this does show a decline, this may not be all-inclusive, nor [...]

Recovering from Mass Casualty Response/ Post Action Debriefing: An Interview with Amy Morgan

Christina McCale

Working in law enforcement, while incredibly rewarding, can at times also be equally stressful. And then, there’s events like the Pulse Nightclub Shooing in Orlando. Or Virginia Tech. Or [...]

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