Sign Up for the Behind the Badge PTSD & Suicide Prevention Seminar!
Mar 3, 2016
The Police Benevolent Foundation, Southern States PBA and Georgia Division of the Southern States PBA have partnered with In Harm's Way, the Warner Robins Police Department and the Houston County Sheriff's Office to educate law enforcement administrators, law enforcement officers and their family members about the hidden dangers of PTSD and its connection to the high rate of law enforcement suicide.
On Wednesday, May 18th, the foundation is conducting an informational seminar about PTSD and law enforcement suicide. This event will be held at the Wellston Center (Warner Robins Senior Center) in Warner Robins, GA. This seminar is absolutely free, and it is extremely valuable in its potential for saving lives, careers and most importantly - saving families. We encourage everyone with an interest in securing and/or improving the profession of law enforcement to attend.
The Facts:
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More officers die each year by their own hands than are killed in the line of duty.
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Law enforcement suicide is seldom addressed or acknowledged by law enforcement agencies.
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Each day an officer makes the choice to take his/her own life.
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The effects of law enforcement suicides are long lasting to both the officer's family and the department.
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Of the nation's approximately 18,000 law enforcement agencies, only about 2% have policies or programs that address law enforcement PTSD or suicide prevention.
You can visit the foundation's website here to find out more about our outreach and prevention program. See you there!
Behind the Badge - PTSD & Suicide Prevention Seminar
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Wellston Center (Warner Robins Senior Center)
155 Maple St.
Warner Robins, GA 31093
Georgia Division
