Omaha police department will use FY24 lemhwa funding to improve officer resiliency, mental health, stress management, wellbeing, and enhance line of duty and crisis response policies and procedures to…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $181,752 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Omaha Police Department. The grant funding will be used to improve officer resiliency, mental health, stress management, and wellbeing, as well as enhance line of duty and crisis response policies and procedures, including addressing officer suicides. The program aims to increase cultural acceptance of law enforcement mental health and wellness resources as part of a comprehensive community policing strategy. Up to 185 personnel assigned to units with persistent exposure to traumatic incidents will complete annual mental health check-ins. Additionally, the project will conduct a program evaluation and develop best practice resources for the law enforcement mental health and wellness body of knowledge. A sub-award of $75,000 was provided to the University of Nebraska at Omaha's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice to develop an updated wellness survey and evaluate the grant program implementation activities.

Omaha police department will use FY24 lemhwa funding to improve officer resiliency, mental health, stress management, wellbeing, and enhance line of duty and crisis response policies and procedures to include officer suicides. The program will increase the cultural acceptance of law enforcement mental health and wellness resources as a critical component of a comprehensive community policing strategy; conduct a program evaluation and develop best practice resources for the law enforcement mental health and wellness body of knowledge; and ensure performance reporting and grant compliance. The project will impact all sworn and non-sworn personnel of the omaha police department. Up to 185 personnel assigned to units with persistent exposure to traumatic incidents will complete annual mental health check-INS.