A new Dallas police program called the “officer wellness initiative” seeks to confront trauma officers experience on the job and improve overall mental health —...
plotted to murder white police officers during a peaceful protest for Black lives. Micah Johnson, who was Black and had not been part of the protest, was killed inside El Centro College by an explosive device delivered by a robot.— which offers financial assistance and other services to cops in need — has reported a 300% increase in officers who sought out confidential counseling in the six years since the ambush, the group said.
Dr. Heather Twedell, a North Texas-based psychologist for first responders, said people view the world differently after they’re repeatedly confronted with trauma. People are waiting for the next bad thing to happen, which can lead to anger, anxiety, the feeling of being depleted or an emotional shutdown, she said.
“I’ve always said this before: you show me a happy cop, and I’ll show you a happy community member,” the chief said. “It’ll definitely correlate to the level of service as this program begins to grow.
“As a 26-year officer, I remember the handful of times — and it was unfortunately very few times — that I went to a really tough call and some officer, some senior officer just asked if I was OK,” he said. “You almost feel like you’re going to scenes where there’s so much tragedy, there’s so much sadness that although you’re there to help, it just doesn’t seem like it.
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