Resources

Health & Wellness Resources
SMARTPHONE APPS

Breathe2Relax

PTSD Coach

Sleep Cycle

FINDING A CLINICIAN IN YOUR AREA

First Responder Support Network

Psychology Today

VIDEOS

Hollywood vs Reality: Officer-Involved Shootings

Stress: Portrait of a Killer

WEBSITES

Concerns of Police Survivors

EMDR Institute, Inc.

Mindful.org

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation

West-Coast Post Trauma Retreat

BOOKS

Achor, Shawn (2010).  The happiness advantage: The seven principles that fuel success and performance at work.  New York: Crown Business.

Blum, Lawrence (2001).  Force under pressure: How cops live and why they die.  Herndon, VA: Lantern Books.

Friedman, C.A. (2005).  Spiritual survival for law enforcement.  Compass Books.

Gilmartin, Kevin (2002).  Emotional survival for law enforcement: A guide for officers and their families.  Tuscon, AZ: E-S Press.

Kates, A.R. (2016).  CopShock: Surviving posttraumatic stress disorder (2nd ed.).  Tuscon, AZ: Holbrook Street Press.

Kirschman, Ellen (2007).  I love a cop: What police families need to know (2nd ed.).  New York: Guilford Publications.

Newman, V.M. (2013).  A CHiP on my shoulder: How to love your cop with attitude.  Mustang, OK: Tate Publishing.

Patterson, Kerry et al (2011).  Crucial conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high (2nd edition).  San Francisco: McGraw-Hill Publishing.

Sapolsky, Robert M. (1994).  Why zebras don’t get ulcers: An updated guide to stress, stress related diseases, and coping (2nd edition).  Stanford, CA: Stanford University.

Stone, Vali (1999).  Cops don’t cry: A book of help and hope for police families.  Carp, ON: Creative Bound.

Uribe, A.P. (2017).  Cuffs & coffee: A devotional for wives of law enforcement  CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Vila, Bryan (2000).  Tired cops: The importance of managing police fatigue.  Washington DC: Police Executive Research Forum.

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