The butte county sheriffs office will use FY24 lemhwa funding to expand wellness services to sworn and civilian law enforcement personnel serving in the county

The Butte County Sheriff's Office received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant will be used to expand wellness services for approximately 730 sworn and civilian law enforcement personnel serving six agencies in Butte County, California. Specifically, the funding will support the expansion of peer support teams with additional certification trainings, the addition of suicide prevention and psychological first aid trainings, and the creation of a retirement preparation program. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.

The expansion of programs and services would include expansion of peer support teams with additional certification trainings and additional continued educations trainings, the addition of suicide prevention and psychological first aid trainings, and the creation of a retirement preparation program (retire well). Funds will be used to provide access to programs for six law enforcement agencies in the county, which include approximately 480 sworn officers and 250CIVILIAN staff.