The ogden city police department will use FY24 lemhwa funding to o continue the quality care and resources available to the officers as well as build upon IT

The Ogden City Police Department will use $200,000 in FY24 funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to continue and expand its Resilient Blue program. The funding will be used to develop an annual family training program taught by trauma-trained therapists, as well as 12 short training videos on mental health coping skills for officers. Additionally, the grant will support quarterly lunch and learn sessions with therapists to address current issues. This project aims to enhance the quality of care and resources available to Ogden's police officers, focusing on improving officer wellness and resilience through family support and mental health training.

Ogdens resilient blue program add elements that have been discovered to be crucial yet lacking. Family trainings and short trainings/refresher courses for officers were identified as the areas that needed to be addressed. An annual family training program will be developed and taught by trauma-trained therapists utilized in the current program. Twelve short one-to-two-minute training videos addressing mental health coping skills will be developed, along with motivational material, to share monthly in briefings along with quarterly lunch and learns with therapists to address current issues.