In this workshop, representatives from the IACP's Mass Violence Advisory Initiative discuss the mass violence incidents that affected their agencies and communities and the unanticipated challenges they faced, both in the immediate aftermath of the event and in the following months.

Hear from leading experts in data collection, research, and program implementation around mental health that can help give agencies the catalyst they need to better serve their own officers.

As wellness programs evolve and grow across the police profession, it is critical that agencies adapt a broad scope of programmatic elements to support the wellbeing of their officers. Resilience is a key component of wellness and evidence-based practices can be easily integrated into established wellness and peer support programs.

This presentation explores the role spiritual wellness plays in following basic principles of integrity, values, ethics, and morals, and discusses various aspects of being spiritually well and its critical role in officer wellness.

Learn how leaders can inadvertently worsen or aggravate trauma within their ranks, and how they can serve as trauma-informed change agents, help save the lives of officers, and lead the way towards healing and post-traumatic growth.

The purpose of the program was to help officers improve their nutritional knowledge and learn healthier eating habits, especially as they handle stressful calls, long hours, varying shifts, and overall cumulative stress.

The policing profession has begun to see a significant shift in their approach and response to both officer and community alcohol and prescription drug use. As departments become more informed in addressing and assisting the communities with these issues, they in turn learn how to better serve their own officers, who may be presented with similar challenges.

Chief Daniel Thompson discusses the mental health and wellness impacts of the event on Waukesha Police Department, peer responding agencies, and the community.

Wellness and physical fitness are crucial components of law enforcement training and support. Research continues to prove the value, highlighting the many ways that wellness and fitness can increase job readiness, safety, health, and longevity.

Robertson Research Institute discusses research showing how length of service changes officers' health, performance, and relationship factors.om occurring.r In this presentation, the officer discusses the impact of the long-term stress of their job on their brain and learn some concepts to prevent some of these negative consequences f