Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention for Law Enforcement
Wellness can be defined as “the state of being in good physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual health, especially as an actively pursued goal." Police literature related to wellness tends to focus on what needs to do be done within a broad mental or physical scope to minimize the threat of injury or death among law enforcement officers of all ranks. These dimensions are made up of five “domains” which are critical to surviving the cumulative effect of living the police life. Getting too far out of balance in these domains damages our overall wellness and can increase our risk for injury, on-duty death, and suicide.
Course Length: 2 Hours
Meet your Instructor
Jim Wilmeth
Expertise:
Masters of Science in Education, Administration and Curriculum & Instruction
Jim Wilmeth is a retired Police Chief and Undersheriff with over three decades of service in law enforcement. He holds a Masters of Science in Education from the University of the Southwest with dual emphasis in the areas of Administration and Curriculum & Instruction. He is a graduate of the 255th Session of the FBI National Academy. Providing leadership training, mentoring and contract management services for small organizations are some of his greatest passions.