The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) in Florida. The grant will be used to enhance counseling services for PCSO law enforcement officers and their families, providing a range of awareness, education, and training activities related to emotional, physical, and mental health...
This Project Grant award of $199,988 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will enable the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office to implement an officer wellness program. The funding will be used to hire a full-time clinician to provide one-on-one mental health counseling for officers to address work-related stress, trauma, and other concerns. The...
The Sayreville Police Department was awarded a $162,050 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to implement a pilot Police Psychological Wellness Program. This multifaceted program aims to promote officer mental health and wellness through clinician wellness visits, resilience-building seminars for...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Lake County, Florida's Sheriff's Department to support the "Team Resilience Project". This initiative will provide mental health and performance support services for dispatchers and law enforcement officers in the community. The goal is to enhance the safety and well-being of citizens, the community, dispatchers, and law enforcement officers by focusing on...
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) was awarded a $129,146 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to support the development and delivery of training resources on mental health awareness and intervention, peer support, and law enforcement competency for community clinicians. This aligns with the...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Massachusetts State Police Department. The grant funding will be used to improve mental health and wellness support for all State Police employees by embedding a clinician within the department's Employee Assistance Unit (EAU). This will enhance the EAU's ability to provide...
The City of Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used over a 2-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 to hire a full-time Wellness Advocate, provide contracted mental health counseling, and conduct officer wellness training. The...
The City of Chattanooga will use a $199,424 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to expand mental health and wellness services for the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD). The funding will provide department-wide counseling, peer support, and critical stress incident training, as well as annual attendance at the IACP Mental...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $392,967 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the County of Young, Texas. The grant funding will be used to create crisis response teams, provide mental health response and de-escalation training for law enforcement, and have a mental health nurse on staff 24/7 to more effectively respond to mental health crises and decrease...
The Greenville County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) received a $101,391 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to support two initiatives: 1) the development of a wellness mobile application for GCSO officers, and 2) the implementation of a mobile app-based online peer support training and certification program...