Helpful Links and Resources

Helpful Apps

For Apple device users:

Heart Rate Check: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instant-heart-rate-heart-rate/id409625068?mt=8

PTSD: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ptsd-coach/id430646302 (excellent app to learn about PTSD).

Relaxation: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/breathe2relax/id425720246?mt=8

Mindfulness Coach: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mindfulness-coach/id804284729?mt=8

Insomnia: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cbt-i-coach/id655918660?mt=8

Depression: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/virtual-hope-box/id825099621?mt=8

You may also want to search for apps that utilize Progressive Muscle Relaxation and meditation (such as mindfulness).

For Android platform users:

Heart Rate Check: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=si.modula.android.instantheartrate&hl=en

Relaxation: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.t2health.breathe2relax

PTSD: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=is.vertical.ptsdcoach&hl=en_US

Insomnia: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.cbti

You may also want to search for apps that utilize Progressive Muscle Relaxation and meditation (such as mindfulness).

Resources for Public Safety Personnel and Law Enforcement

Safe Call Now
Confidential crisis line and resources for public safety personnel:
http://safecallnow.org/
(206) 459-3020

Books for Law Enforcement Professionals:

Artwohl, A., & Christensen, L. W. (1997). Deadly Force Encounters: What Cops Need to Knowto Mentally And Physically Prepare for and Survive a Gunfight. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press.

Website: http://www.alexisartwohl.com

Gilmartin, K. M. (2002). Emotional Survival For Law Enforcement. Tuscon, AZ: E-S Press.

Website: http://www.emotionalsurvival.com/

Grossman, D. A. (1996). On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War andSociety. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company.

Website: http://www.killology.com/

Friedman, C. A. (2005). Spiritual Survival for Law Enforcement. Linden, NJ: Compass Books.

Website: http://www.spiritualsurvivalbook.com

Willis, D. (2014). Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder's Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart
Website: https://firstresponderwellness.com/

For Dispatchers:

Burau, C. (2007) Answering 911: Life in the Hot Seat. Borealis Books.

Additional websites:

http://www.firehero.org/
http://www.oregonfallenbadge.com/
http://policepsych.com/library.php
http://www.policeone.com/
http://www.trauma-pages.com/
http://firefightersworldwide.com
https://www.iaffrecoverycenter.com/

Books/Websites for Family Members

Kirschman, E. (1997). I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Kirschman, E. (2004). I Love a Firefighter: What the Family Needs to Know. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

http://www.policefamilies.com/
http://www.wivesbehindthebadge.org

General Mental Health Information

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: www.afsp.org

National Institute of Mental Health:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

About Depression:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-index.shtml

About Anxiety: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml

National Center For Posttraumatic Stress Disorders: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/PTSD-overview/basics/index.asp

Website about sleep: http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/

Free counseling to returning veterans and their families:
https://returningveterans.org/