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Opportunities to Enhance the Health and Well-Being of the Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
Opportunities to Enhance the Health and Well-Being of the Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
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Several topics that emerged throughout the workshop from the presentations and discussions are noted below and attributed to individual workshop participants. Several speakers, including Edrick Dorian of the Los Angeles Police Department, commented that law enforcement should be humanized in order to build more empathy and break down the stigma surrounding the occupational stress and mental health issues stemming from current perceptions of the profession.
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all cited physical fitness as being important for law enforcement in dealing with high levels of stress. Collins said that agents at ICE are allotted up to 3 hours during the work week to participate in physical activities, which is helpful when balancing busy schedules, and Bonus said that many USSS Uniformed Service officers exercise in their free time.
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EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR PREVENTION AT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Lessons in Resilience and Mindfulness Amy Adler of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research presented on resilience in the Department of Defense and U.S.
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Jha said her work focuses on the possible protection that mindfulness training affords against these declines through the development of cognitive resilience, which Jha defined as the ability to maintain or regain cognitive capacities that are at risk of degradation. Jha described the state of research on mindfulness, as well as her own recent research in the field.
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Michael Finegan of the Maryland State Police said that Maryland's large police agency employs many different mental health professionals, including psychologists like himself. He said the agency's mental health services focus largely around critical incident response -- such as following up with officers after a shooting -- as well as teaching tactical skills, leadership skills, and emphasizing "commitment," which Finegan described as the linking of police values to behavior during the course of duty.
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and wellness services at law enforcement agencies in order for them to become a part of everyday operations in the law enforcement community. Lastly, Richard Goerling of the Hillsboro, Oregon, Police Department and the Mindful Badge Initiative discussed mindfulness-based resilience training (MBRT)
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He also said that outside organizations, including businesses and corporations that have proven successful in employee engagement, could be consulted to help understand how to build innovative employee engagement and wellness programs. Middleton noted that the takeaways from the workshop reinforced for him the work currently being done at ICE, but also demonstrated that law enforcement institutions, including DHS, must embrace a paradigm shift by becoming more open to learning from outside organizations.
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She said that sleep, nutrition, and exercise are well-established areas of concern in regard to wellness, and they should remain as focus areas for prevention activities. She closed by saying that these activities not only address human health and wellness, but also lessen costs for the government: Fewer employee wellness issues can lead to fewer worker compensation bills, which would ultimately save funds that could be redirected elsewhere to support crucial aspects of the execution of the DHS mission.
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REVIEWERS: To ensure that it meets institutional standards for quality and objectivity, this Proceedings of a Workshop -- in Brief was reviewed by Edrick Dorian, Los Angeles Police Department, and Terri Tanielian, RAND Corporation. Lauren Shern, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, served as the review coordinator.
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