Peer Support

How can comfort dogs help those who have witnessed critical incidents, both civilians and officers, decompress and feel comfortable opening up? Lt. Chris Sharp walks through use cases for comfort dogs and how to put effective policies in place to make sure your comfort dog program is effective.

Video Resources

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The Impact of Peer Support Teams
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Peer Leaders Facilitating Effective Debriefs
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Establishing a Peer Support Team
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Families & Their Role in Peer Support
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Psychologists Facilitating Effective Debriefs
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Peer Support Techniques: Comfort Dogs
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Peer Support Techniques: Pairing Similar Experiences
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Chaplains & Their Role in Peer Support
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Peer Support Techniques: Cycle of Awareness
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Additional Resources

Downloadable resiliency resources that walk through key practices first responders can use to build upstream resilience and mentally preparing for the realities of the public safety professions. Wallet sized cards and posters are available as a digital resource and can be printed for a physical  for first responders and agencies to utilize as digital resources or to print and download as a digital copy or print.

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Axon Aid Presents: Mental Health and Wellness Trainings for Corrections

How can your agency develop and scale an impactful mental health and wellness training program that Correctional Officers will use? Hear from Jacole Martinez, an Associate Deputy Warden, on how to humanize mental health training to keep you and your peers engaged.
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Axon Aid Presents: Resiliency Techniques

Hear from Courtney Runnels, Crisis Support Supervisor, Grand Prairie Police Department (TX), and learn different techniques to improve resiliency in public safety professionals.
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Axon Aid Presents: Resiliency Techniques for Corrections

Hear from Holly Dorman, Inmate Service Unit Supervisor with 20+ years of experience in the Correctional field, on how visualization techniques can help you achieve a state of calm for anywhere.
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Axon Aid Presents: Building a Wellness Department for Corrections

How do you go about instituting a wellness department in your Corrections agency? Hear from experienced Correction professionals as they discuss why the profession often struggles with addressing mental health, and how you can break down this wall at your agency.

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