Lessons Learned from Promoting Officer Health and Wellness

Sunday, October 15, 2023

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM PST

Location: Room: 8

Moderator(s)

Brett Chapman, PhD

Social Science Analyst
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Speaker(s)

Karen Amendola

Chief Behavioral Scientist
National Policing Institute
Arlington, Virginia, United States
John Violanti, PhD

Research Professor
State University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, United States
Nancy La Vigne

Director
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
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Stephen M. James

Assistant Professor
Washington State University, College of Nursing
Spokane, Washington, United States
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Leo Harris

Sergeant
Portland Police Bureau, Oregon
Loren Atherly

Director of Performance Analytics & Research
Seattle Police Department, United States

This panel will examine what NIJ-funded research has uncovered concerning the impacts of organizational stressors in police agencies and sheriff’s departments and consider how they might be mitigated. Topics that will be discussed include the adverse health effects of atypical work hours and strategies to mitigate those effects, the impact of organizational stressors among police and correctional officers employed in sheriffs’ offices; and the impact of correctional officer suicide on the institutional environment and well-bring of correctional employees. Representatives from partnering law enforcement agencies will discuss the significance of the research on practice.