The Erosion of Resilience Testosterone plays a major role in men’s physical, psychological, emotional, and sexual health throughout the life span. Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone, but it affects much more than just libido! Recent research indicates combat veterans, police officers, and first responders in general who have experienced traumatic events have lower… Continue reading TESTOSTERONE – an often-Overlooked Factor influencing DEPRESSION
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IF MEN HAD OVARIES – The final installment.
Most researchers are men and it has long been lamented that male researchers focus on problems men have and pay less attention to female maladies.
Two Dirty Words: Workers Compensation
A barrier to treatment has been removed!
Bad News Travels Fast
Maine is a small community, and the Maine law enforcement community is a tiny family comparatively speaking. Good news in Maine still seems a bit slow to get around but bad news gets wings. We are reaching out today because the Maine LEO community lost someone to suicide recently. We know that word has spread… Continue reading Bad News Travels Fast
Coping with A Life Crisis:
New resource and it’s FREE!
Officer Welfare Warrior Award
There are three pillars to the foundation of our efforts here at the Maine Center for Resilience and Survivability: Treatment, Training, and Education. We also search of brave law enforcement leaders working to promote officer resilience. Throughout the year we look for individuals who are taking Officer Resilience seriously by demonstrating a commitment to changing… Continue reading Officer Welfare Warrior Award
Tips for Handling Practical and Emotional Matters After Your Loved One Passes Away
author – Lucille Rosetti Lucille Rosetti created TheBereaved.org as a means of sharing tools to help people through the grief process. Having lost some of the people closest to her, she understands what it’s like, and how it can be an emotional roller coaster that doesn’t always seem to make sense. The death of a loved one… Continue reading Tips for Handling Practical and Emotional Matters After Your Loved One Passes Away
Secondary Trauma
Following the coverage of a particularly gruesome homicide trial involving a young girl as the victim, the reporter felt traumatized. After listening to recordings, seeing crime scene photographs, and listening to testimony it caused him to think about the detectives involved in the case. He wondered how police officers were able to do the job… Continue reading Secondary Trauma