"Let them know it's okay to get help": Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Police Officers.
Law enforcement agencies
Mental health programming
Stress
Wellness
Journal
Administration and policy in mental health
ISSN: 1573-3289
Titre abrégé: Adm Policy Ment Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8914574
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2022
07 2022
Historique:
accepted:
03
01
2022
pubmed:
10
1
2022
medline:
29
6
2022
entrez:
9
1
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The following research used a paper and pencil survey to assess programming for mental health and wellness in 7742 law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. A total of 465 respondents provided data to two open-ended questions to share several types of programs and services that would be beneficial for agencies to support officers who experience job challenges or stress. The qualitative data was analyzed via constant-comparison method by two independent coders who engaged in several techniques to aid in trustworthiness. The resulting themes included officer wellness initiatives, counseling, and the role of the overall agency culture in order to provide access to support and for reducing the stigma for police seeking services for mental health. Implications include the need for program and policy changes within law enforcement agencies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35000040
doi: 10.1007/s10488-022-01187-1
pii: 10.1007/s10488-022-01187-1
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
613-622Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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