Officer Wellness and Behavioral Health Support and Suicide Prevention Grant Program

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND SUICIDE PREVENTION Grant PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS:

The WA Legislature allocated funding to WASPC to establish a behavioral health support and suicide prevention program for law enforcement officers.  The program will award grants to leverage access to mental health professionals, critical stress management and resiliency training.  WASPC will award funding up to $300,000 for the period of February 15, 2022 to June 30, 2022 and up to $300,000 for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The application for this grant is now closed. Grant awards will be announced and posted soon.  

Officer Wellness RESOURCES:

The following information is being shared for your information. WASPC does not warranty or endorse the following resources. 

Articles and Reports:

• WA Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Taskforce Report – December 2021
• SB6570 Law Enforcement Personnel Workforce Survey Results (Survey Questions) – November 2021 
• Officers’ Physical and Mental Health and Safety – DOJ Officer Safety and Wellness Group Meeting Summary – April 2018
• DOJ – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office – Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness (LEMHWA) Program Resources
• Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Report to Congress – April 2019
• Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Programs: Eleven Case Studies – April 2019
• Building a Successful Officer Wellness Program – Stockton, CA – March 2020
• Bend Police Department Wellness Program
• Building and Sustaining an Officer Wellness Program: Lessons from the San Diego Police Department
• Police1 – Health and Wellness Resources and Articles
• Destination Zero – Collaborating to advance Officer Safety and Wellness
• Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training – Officer Safety & Wellness
• IACP – Officer Safety & Wellness 
• Blue Help
• Blue Wall Institute
• Pain Behind the Badge – Suicide Prevention Seminars

Officer Resources:

• Code4 Northwest
• Safe Call Now
• Behind the Badge Foundation
• All Clear Foundation
• Responder Strong – Free resource for first responders
• You | Responder Strong – Free wellness program for responders and families
• Responder Rel8 – Free app
• VALOR Officer Safety and Wellness Program – Free program that is provided by IIR with BJA grants
• Serve & Protect
• Copline
• 911 Overwatch
• Desert Waters Correctional Outreach – Correctional Officer Wellbeing

• Brothers in Healing

• First Responder Support Network
• West Coast Post-Trauma Retreat
• Yoga for First Responders
• First Responder Wellness by Simple Recovery
• Stronger Families
• My Steady Mind

Vendors:

• CORDICO Shield Police Officer Wellness Programs
• LEXIPOL Wellness App
• Lighthouse Health and Wellness

Training:

• ICAP Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium 2022
• First Responder Support Network Basic Peer Support Training
  
• FBINAA Officer Resiliency, Safety & Wellness Video Series
• Police Suicide: Know the Warning Signs – Vancouver – September 15, 2022
• Academy Hour Training
• SHIFT Wellness – Online video series 
• Code 4 Counseling – Online and in-person
• 1^st Responder Conferences – Boston, MA Sept. 8-9, 2022 | Anchorage, AK Oct. 6-7, 2022 | Cobb County, GA Nov. 9-10, 2022 | Tempe, AZ Dec. 1-2, 2022
• Stronger Families Wellness Block Training – Spokane September 19, 2022

For additional information on WASPC's Behavioral Health Support and Suicide Prevention Program for Law Enforcement Officers please contact Terrina Peterson at [email protected] or (360) 486-2386.