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.
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)
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.
Chief Constables of all police forces across England and Wales have today (14th July) pledged their support for the Police Covenant which was recently enshrined in law as one of the new measures of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act.
During May staff for Greater Manchester Police Wellbeing Services held their second annual 'Wellbeing on Tour' campaign. The tour comprised of attending ten districts in ten days using one of our Oscar Kilo wellbeing vans, to promote wellbeing services available to officers and staff both internally and externally.
Congratulations goes to Hogan who is an OK9 top dog and his handler Sandra Rigby from Dorset Police. In this article you will discover what Hogan has been up to to deserve this honour.