The mesa police department (MPD) will use FY24 lemhwa funding to support the implementation of the boulder crest foundations posttraumatic growth (PTG) based struggle well training program

The Mesa Police Department (MPD) was awarded a $187,368 federal Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) to implement the Boulder Crest Foundation's Posttraumatic Growth (PTG)-based Struggle Well training program. This two-year grant will fund 12 training sessions to enhance the resilience and well-being of approximately 300 MPD sworn and professional personnel, as well as 4 family training and awareness sessions. The grant will also integrate Struggle Well content into MPD's police recruit and community service officer training academies, and establish a cadre of internal MPD trainers to deliver the PTG-based training and support other agencies in conducting similar initiatives beyond the grant period.

This program aims to enhance the resilience and well-being of mpds sworn and professional personnel and includes an awareness training initiative tailored for the families of department members by facilitating the following components over the two-year grant period: -conducting twelve 5-day (40-hour) PTG-based struggle well training sessions, benefiting approximately 300 law enforcement personnel, both sworn and civilian. -facilitating four 3-hour family training and awareness sessions for the families of law enforcement personnel. -integrating struggle well content into MPD's training academies for police recruits and community service officers, facilitated by MPD trainers, and embedding posttraumatic growth principles and practices into the curriculum of MPD's sergeant and detective academies. - establishing a cadre of internal MPD trainers equipped to deliver struggle well training, ensuring the continuity of PTG classes within the department and aiding other agencies in conducting similar training initiatives while sustaining the program beyond the funding period.