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manhunt for Natalie Corona’s killer
in Davis. Struggling and needing
help, he reached out to a licensed
counselor with a click of a button
using our department “Wellness
App” on his iPhone. The next words
out of his mouth got my attention,
“I don’t know how much you paid
for the “App” but it is worth every
penny!” His revelation confirmed
that our wellness culture and App
were beneficial.
The Vacaville Police Department
Wellness App was a solution born
a year prior during a meeting I had
with Dr. David Black, President and
Founder of Cordico, a passionate
and well-recognized psychologist
and mental health expert who
has focused his efforts to improve
officer wellness in our profession.
I shared my idea, an expectation
and a call to action. I wanted to
develop an App, include best-in-class
tools, resources, and information
to promote officer wellness and
resilience, as well as make licensed
clinicians just a few clicks away, in a
fully anonymous environment, and
put it in the hands of every officer
in my department. A few months
later the App was released, and my
department embraced it! I quickly
realized this mobile wellness app
for law enforcement should be put
in the hands of every first responder
serving in communities across the
nation. Now this powerful proactive
officer wellness movement is
underway.
The Cordico Law Enforcement
Wellness App provides officers
with instant access to a powerful
on-demand wellness toolkit and best-in-class resources.
One key feature of the Cordico App is that it is entirely
confidential, allowing officers to receive trusted
information and immediate clinical services without fear
of negative repercussion, a significant barrier to officers
receiving necessary help.
The wellness toolkit is interactive and practical,
incorporating the best tools and resources available to
help officers emotionally survive their careers. Instant
self-assessment tests are one of the most engaging features
of the Cordico Law Enforcement Wellness App. Officers
are able to complete a variety of self-scoring tests within
less than five minutes in the App, and are then provided
immediate feedback and guidance based upon their results.
The vision has been to make the best quality tools and
resources instantly accessible to officers in crisis. Thus the
interface is designed to be intuitive and simple to navigate,
while providing access to trusted content that has been
selected and reviewed by law enforcement professionals,
researchers, and police psychologists. (You can learn more
about the Cordico Law Enforcement Wellness App here:
https://www.cordico.com/police/)
As leaders within our profession, we need to advocate
for healthy organizations. The question before you now is
whether you are promoting a culture of wellness? It is a call
to action, not just a program. We all took an oath to lead
our departments. More importantly, are we caring for those
that put their lives on the line every day? My hope is that
you, we, promote officer wellness. As leaders we need to
lead the way and care for those that are in harms way. ■
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