by Karen | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
She was the first professional of her family. Drugs and alcohol were something that affected her life from birth. Despite the family life she grew up in, Erika said, “not me.” She started off in the Police Explorers and a declaration of her future employment at the...
by Karen | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’ve lost one hundred officers to suicide this year. It’s June 25. Are we sensationalizing it? No, just telling you what we know; raising awareness and making people pay attention. Why? If not us, then who? Since January 1, 2016 we began collecting the data and the...
by Karen | Jun 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
A few months ago, I was asked to speak at the NYPD/PERF Suicide Prevention Symposium. Tables were arranged in a U shape facing the front of the stage. The bottom of the “U” was the only forward-facing table, a front row seat to the discussion; an opportunity to...
by Karen | May 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Having interviewed hundreds of law enforcement officers and their families, I noticed a common theme. Although not all of the interviews were geared toward critical incidents, eventually all discussions ended there. If the officers weren’t personally involved in a...
by Karen | Dec 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
UPDATED JUNE 15, 2019 – as new deaths are reported, our numbers are updated For the third straight year, police officer suicides exceed all combined causes of line-of-duty deaths. In 2018, at least 167 officers died by suicide, more than the total number of...
