2020 COPS OFFICER WELLNESS AWARD
In Fiscal Year 2020 , the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded a total of $ 4.5 million under the Law Enforcement Mental Health Wellness Act Program . Fayetteville Police Department was one of the forty agencies nationwide that received the award . We were the ONLY agency in the state of North Carolina to receive the award . The intent is for recipients to improve the delivery and access to mental health and wellness
The Fayetteville Police Department was ... the ONLY agency in the state of North Carolina to receive the award . services for law enforcement through training and technical assistance , demonstration projects and implementation of promising practices related to peer mentoring mental health and wellness programs . The Fayetteville Police Department presented a project that was based on the premise of developing knowledge and increasing the skills and abilities of law enforcement officers in regard to mental health wellness . A plan has been constructed to enhance the current peer support team . There will also be additional mental health wellness seminars conducted . The LEMHWA award will also allow law enforcement officers to receive free mental health visits from licensed health professionals that specialize in providing services to members of law enforcement . City Council also allocated over $ 90,000 in general funds to the Police Department to supplement mental health and wellness of sworn and civilian employees .
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