Winston-Salem Chapter Members Attend C.O.P.S. Training

Concerns of Police Survivors [C.O.P.S.] has presented on average, 7 segments of the “Traumas of Law Enforcement” at various locations across the country. This 3-day training has usually been funded through grants from the Department of Justice except for 2008 and 2009 due to reductions in grant amounts. This training dedicates 1-day to preparing and handling line-of-duty death, 1-day to the cumulative stress on an officer, ½ day to police suicide, and ½ day to the “traumatized officer”. C.O.P.S. has presented this training to nearly 8,000 individuals from law enforcement community.

WS Chapter members are supporting the creation of a Peer Support Group for the Winston-Salem Police Department. Several members are interacting with the Greensboro Police Department, who has had a successful Peer Support Program for many years.