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We are delighted to be publishing the second edition of the 'Wellbeing of Investigators Toolkit'. It has been developed by the National Wellbeing of Investigators Working Group, with the support of the Police Federation, the College of Policing, the National Police Chiefs Council and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.

Congratulations goes to Spud who is an OK9 top dog and his handler Chris Fryer, a detention officer from Dorset Police. In this article you will discover what Spud has been up to to deserve this honour.

We have published the September / October edition of our new regular bulletins. Read about it and how to access these regular updates.

Representatives from Oscar Kilo, the Home Office and peer support experts from across policing, came together for a two-day event to discuss the benefits of peer support for mental health and how it supports the police covenant.

Thursday 6th October 2022 saw the launch of our brand-new police occupational health network with an inaugural meeting taking place online.

Congratulations goes to Rocky who is an OK9 top dog and his handler Strategic Support and Force ID Inspector Jason Wilson from Sussex Police. In this article you will discover what Rocky has been up to to deserve this honour.

Congratulations goes to Woody who is an OK9 top dog and his handler Natalie Perrett from Avon and Somerset Police. In this article you will discover what Woody has been up to to deserve this honour.

On Friday, 2 September 2022 we launched a new toolkit that we have developed with Samaritans to help senior leadership in police forces support staff after the loss of a colleague to suicide.

ACC Chris Davison of Lincolnshire Police has spoken openly about his personal challenges with mental health in a recent episode of their force webcast. He has allowed us to share his story and a link to the webcast here this week as we begin to extend our Peer Support programme to work with the Chief Police Officers' Staff Association (CPOSA)

On this page, you will find details of all the winners of the Oscar Kilo Awards 2022.

Congratulations goes to Holly who is an OK9 top dog and her handler PC Paul Roe from Cambridgeshire Police. In this article you will discover what Holly has been up to to deserve this honour.

In this blog, PC Sean Burridge talks about how his own experience of PTSD led to the role of wellbeing consultant for Surrey and Sussex Police and winning this year's Inspiration in Policing Award at the National Police Bravery Awards.