Happy Thanksgiving To Those Who Keep Us Safe!
You can almost smell the turkey and ham baking in the oven. The feast is only a week away. At Serve & Protect we wanted to offer a special thanks to those we serve. Many have to work on Thanksgiving and forego the meal, the college games, and the family time. They...
The OTHER War On Police: Emotional Violence
TRAUMA IS A REAL HEARTBREAKER! – WE CAN HELP.
SERVE & PROTECT CELEBRATES 10 YEARS – 6500+ SERVED!
Much News To Talk About!
Well, to all who have subscribed to our website Serve & Protect, I have ignored posts on the website because of the tyranny of the urgent. To keep up with our day to day posts, join us on our facebook page, Serve & Protect. I'll catch you up. Since 2011 we...
The Empty Chair The Broken Heart
POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD COME WITH AN OWNER’S MANUAL
Serve & Protect’s Trauma Services Director, Rose Casale, talks about marriage to a Cop.
PTSD – ADDICTION NOT REQUIRED
Public safety pros individually respond differently to traumatic experiences. For some, the incident is no problem. For others, various symptoms of PTSD can present themselves. LEFT UNTREATED addictions of various kinds may occur to mask the emotional turmoil experienced. For some, no symptoms develop. Know what to do and what to look for in yourself and others.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS – DISORDER OR INJURY?
Is post traumatic stress a mental health disorder – or an injury? Dr. Carrie Steiner shares her thoughts.
THE CAST IRON SHIELD – Master It or It Will Master You
THE SHIELD BEGINS AS ROOKIES When they hit the streets, Homeland Heroes see things that would make the average person faint. Dismembered bodies, gunshot wounds, child abuse and incest, burned bodies, accident victims disfigured beyond recognition, and the myriad of...
CAUTION! HUMAN BEHIND THE BADGE
When the brave men and women who raise their hand and take the oath as a police officer, firefighter, EMT, or corrections officer, it is the result of hours of grueling training, many more hours in a classroom, and qualifying with their appropriate tools of the trade....
THE “CIDES” ARE KILLING US!
It almost seems like a daily occurrence. Facebook posts – OFFICER DOWN. Between Officers shot or stabbed, feloniously assaulted, and those Brothers and Sisters who made the ultimate sacrifice, it has been a violent time against our nations finest. On February 10, 2016 we lost FOUR in that one day, and TWO more in February 11, 2016. In a span of just 7 days we lost 7 Officers. Six of those deaths were by gunfire. In January we lost THREE other officers, TWO by gunfire, one through an accident. (ODMP.ORG).