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Welcome to The
Pain Behind The Badge. The purpose of this site is
two-fold: not only to showcase the hour-long documentary film that finally
addresses the significant problem of law enforcement suicides, but also
to help YOU find help for those who might be contemplating taking their
own life. The number of officers, deputies, and agents who take their
own lives is almost three times that of law enforcement officers killed
in the line of duty; on average, we lose a first responder to suicide
at the rate of ONE PER DAY. Yet in spite of the staggering frequency
of law enforcement suicides, widely-available resources are frequently
neglected. Much discussion dances around the stresses that law enforcement officers are subject to, but rarely are these stresses understood. There are a myriad of factors that drive law enforcement officers to take their own lives, but there are even more numerous resources available to help those who might be contemplating suicide. The mission of The Pain Behind The Badge is to assist those who might be on the verge of committing suicide to find the help they need. If you are considering taking your own life, thank you for visiting and we pray that we can convince you otherwise. If you are the loved one of someone who might be in danger of committing suicide, please watch our film preview . If you are a law enforcement supervisor or manager, you may be interested to know that in addition to the hour-long documentary film we offer the Pain Behind The Badge Seminar. |
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| Are you having thoughts of
suicide or harming yourself? Are you suffering from chemical dependency,
or a substance abuse addiction? Do you need help, but don't know where to turn? Then please click on the red Emergency button for help: |
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| Cop-2-Cop
has recently reached out to The Pain Behind
The Badge and is offering 24-hour emergency assistance
to all law enforcement officers and their families: Click
here for help, or call 1-866-Cop-2Cop. The Cop-2-Cop Hotline is
staffed by by retired officers who are licensed Clinical Social Workers,
known as Cop Clinicians, and specially trained Mental Health professionals,
along with volunteer retired officers who are trained as peer supporters. |
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| In response to the high volume of requests
for help we have received, we have partnered with professional help specialists
so you can receive help right away. ALL INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL, and
this site does NOT collect anything to track or record your request for
help in any way; we deeply respect your privacy. We realize that the first
step in getting help is to realize that you have a problem, but the
hardest step is making that call for help; we want to make this step
the easiest one you have ever made. If you are suffering from PTSD, are
having thoughts of taking your life, or have a chemical dependency/substance
abuse addiction or issue, please click on the red HELP button below: |
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| The #1 Cop Killer in the United States of America is Police Suicide. Fact: More police officers die at their own hand each year than at the hand of an assailant. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Pain Behind The Badge, L.L.C., is
not merely a documentary movie about police suicide but an entire training
seminar designed to help police officers, police employees, and first
responders to deal with the struggles associated with police work, Cumulative
Stress, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This training presented by Clarke Paris, an active police sergeant with more than 26 years experience, and Tracie Paris, a Registered Nurse with 26 years experience, also addresses issues such as police stress, depression and the roles they play in law enforcement(relationships, use of force, Internal Affairs complaints, motivation, etc.). The instructors use their personal experience and training to make this training dynamic, entertaining, and informative. Some of the other topics discussed in this Police Suicide Prevention Seminar are Peer Support, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Employee Assistance Programs (E.A.P.), Critical Incident Stress management (CISM), and the use of Police Chaplains, to name a few. This training is P.O.S.T. certified & approved in several states, and is a powerful tool that can be used by agencies and organizations, not only to train officers and civilians on the above topics, but it hopefully will reduce Police Suicide by: educating employees on the signs/symptoms of these stressors; convincing struggling employees that they are not alone; and convincing employees that the help already in place does work and they should accept it. Please enjoy the web site and feel free to contact us with any questions you might have. |
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