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Law Enforcement and Suicide Prevention Speakers Task Force on Suicide Prevention Eau Claire, Wisconsin August 12, 2019 Dana Vike, Program & Policy Supervisor WI DOJ Division of Law Enforcement Services Bureau of Training &


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Law Enforcement and Suicide Prevention

Dana Vike, Program & Policy Supervisor WI DOJ Division of Law Enforcement Services Bureau of Training & Standards Speaker’s Task Force on Suicide Prevention Eau Claire, Wisconsin August 12, 2019

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114 Law Enforcement Suicides Reported to Blue H.E.L.P. between January 1, 2019 and August 1, 2019

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What We Know

  • According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness

(NAMI), some of the risks for suicide for the general population include, but are not limited to:

  • Gender
  • Age
  • History of trauma
  • Prolonged stress
  • Access to Firearms
  • Recent tragedy or loss
  • A serious or chronic medical illness
  • Agitation and sleep deprivation

All of the above risks are highly relevant for law enforcement

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What can be done?

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What is the DOJ Doing?

  • Additions to the Basic Law Enforcement Officer

Training Academy:

  • Physical Readiness Test
  • Physical Fitness Training
  • 4-Hour Block on Wellness
  • 4-Hour Block on Suicide Prevention
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Wellness Training

  • Living a Healthy Lifestyle
  • Stress Management Techniques
  • Healthy Choices in Diet and Exercise
  • Alcohol and Drug Use
  • Maintaining Healthy Relationships
  • Maintaining Financial Stability
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Suicide Prevention Training

  • QPR
  • Question
  • Persuade
  • Refer
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Other Initiatives

Wellness Training Incorporated In:

  • Instructor Updates
  • Leadership and Management Training

 New Chiefs & Sheriff’s Seminar  New Jail Administrator’s Training Seminar  First Line Supervision  Leadership in Police Organizations  Command College

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Peer Support Training

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What More is Needed?

  • Funding to Support Officer Wellness

training and initiatives through the DOJ.

  • Legislative privacy protections for
  • fficers who seek support through peer

support programs.