Bulletproof Spirit, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

Paperback. A state-of-the-profession update of the pioneering guide for peace officers and other first responders -- and those who care about them Suicide, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI), substance abuse, and many more emotional and stress-related problems plague the first responder community. Hundreds of thousands of these brave public servants have unwittingly become victims of the professions they once loved. However, the suffering that results from a professional life of sacrifice and service can be prevented and mitigated. As a thirty-year law enforcement veteran, retired police captain, and police academy instructor, Dan Willis has witnessed the damage of emotional trauma and has made it his personal mission to safeguard and enhance the wellness and wholeness of police officers, firefighters, EMTs, soldiers, and other first responders. Bulletproof Spirit offers field-tested expertise designed to be used by all first responders -- and their families -- to heal themselves and continue serving with compassion and strength. Revised and expanded with the latest on post-traumatic stress and organizational health, plus links to online training videos "Drawing on forty years of experience, retired police captain Dan Willis presents more than forty evidence-based strategies to help police officers and first responders manage job-related stress, prevent burnout, and thrive in their careers. This is a revised and updated edition of a work first published in 2014"-- Provided by publisher. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…