Small Yet Mighty: Mental Health and Wellness Programs for Smaller Departments

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET

Location: 253B

Submitter(s)

Michael David

Social Science Analyst
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Speaker(s)

Mandee Kampbell

Sergeant
Omaha (NE) Police Department
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Matt English

Sheriff
Hood River County (OR) Sheriff's Office
Hood River County, Oregon, United States
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Sarah Estill

Social Science Analyst
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Stacy Lenz

Training and Policy Adviser
State of Wisconsin Department of Justice
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Thomas Morse

Chief of Police
Baton Rouge (LA) Police Department
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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Jose Santoy

Commander
Kennewick (WA) Police Department

Law enforcement is embracing mental health and wellness programming to recruit and protect the current and incoming generations in law enforcement. However, small agencies face unique obstacles to standing up these programs while still having an urgent need for them. Recipients of the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act grants from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services at the United States Department of Justice will present how they established mental health and wellness programming for small agencies, either by design or by evolution. They will share their unique solutions at the local, county, and state level and what they see as the road forward.