Building and Sustaining Law Enforcement Family Engagement and Resilience

Sunday, October 15, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PST

Location: Room: 7A

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Jennifer Styles

Program Manager
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Speaker(s)

Danielle Resch

Officer
City of San Diego, California
San Diego, Califoniria, United States
Kevin Kinney

Sergeant/Crash Programs Director (Ret.)
South Dakota Highway Patrol
Pierre, South Dakota, United States
Dianne Bernhard

Executive Director
Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.)
Camdenton, Missouri, United States
Sara Dziejma

Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Integrating family support into an agency's wellness programming is a critical aspect of a balanced, holistic approach to officer wellness and, ultimately, an important component to address. This workshop will address the importance of both resilience and family wellness and the connection between the two. Panelists will discuss lessons learned in engaging law enforcement families; considerations for and the impact of incorporating families into an agency wellness program from the beginning of an officer’s career; and how resilience skills can be applied personally and professionally.