The international association of cheifs of police will use FY24 lemhwa funding tocreate and implement programs and resources that better prepare officers to effectively keep our communities safe…

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) received a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will be used to create and implement programs and resources that better prepare law enforcement officers to effectively keep communities safe from crime and violence. Specifically, IACP will: sustain a secure online community of practice microsite to foster collaboration and facilitate peer learning among participating agencies; continue populating a resource library with educational materials and program tools; facilitate monthly virtual sessions for the community of practice; provide technical assistance and subject matter expert consultation to participating agencies; host an annual training and networking forum; and develop resources for national distribution to support implementation of mental health and wellness programs for law enforcement. This award aims to improve officer mental health and wellness, which will have a lasting impact on both law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.

The international association of cheifs of police will use FY24 lemhwa funding tocreate and implement programs and resources that better prepare officers to effectively keep our communities safe from crime and violence. The iacp will deliver and create the following to support officer mental health and wellness: sustain a secure community of practice microsite for the lemhwa sites to foster collaboration and facilitate peer learning; continue populating a resource library within the community of practice microsite with educational resources and sample policies, training materials, survey instruments, flyers, and other wellness program tools; facilitate monthly live virtual sessions of the lemhwa community of practice; respond to individual TA requests from lemhwa sites and follow up with resources and consultation as needed through our large cadre of smes to increase their practices; host a lemhwa training and networking forum for lemhwa sites at the annual iacp OSW conference; as well as include a lemhwa workshop in educational program; develop resources that can be distributed nationally to support implementation of mental health and wellness programs to further institutionalize practices and increase agency skills and abilities to address these challenges. Improving officers mental health and wellness through these proposed deliverables will have a lasting impact on both law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.