This previous Thursday, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan introduced a federal grant award for the Hobart Police Division beneath the Division of Justice’s Workplace of Group Oriented Policing Providers (COPS) Legislation Enforcement Psychological Well being and Wellness Act program.
In accordance with the Division of Justice, the Hobart Police Division will obtain $200,000 to enhance the supply of and entry to psychological well being and wellness companies for regulation enforcement by the implementation of peer help, coaching, household sources, suicide prevention, and different promising practices for wellness applications.
Congressman Mrvan acknowledged, “Congratulations to the Hobart Police Division for efficiently securing this federal funding to help our devoted regulation enforcement officers. I stay up for persevering with to advocate for psychological well being sources for all of our selfless first responders and guaranteeing they’ve the help they should carry out their companies to the most effective of their talents.”
Hobart Police Chief Garrett Ciszewski acknowledged, “We’re grateful for the help from Rep. Mrvan and excited to have the ability to present the psychological well being sources to our officers, which we’d have been unable to offer with out this funding alternative. Psychological well being for officers has been largely ignored for years, and this grant will present companies to our officers who take care of many hectic and traumatic incidents of their careers.”
For added info on the Division of Justice’s Legislation Enforcement Psychological Well being and Wellness Act program, click on here.
