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CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS
EACH YEAR, BETWEEN 140 AND 160 OFFICERS DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CO-WORKERS ARE LEFT TO COPE. CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS (C.O.P.S.) PROVIDES RESOURCES TO HELP THESE SURVIVORS REBUILD THEIR SHATTERED LIVES. THERE IS NO MEMBERSHIP FEE TO JOIN C.O.P.S., FOR THE PRICE PAID IS ALREADY TOO HIGH. C.O.P.S. WAS ORGANIZED IN 1984 WITH 110 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. TODAY, C.O.P.S. MEMBERSHIP IS OVER 59,000 SURVIVORS. C.O.P.S. PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS INCLUDE THE NATIONAL POLICE SURVIVORS' CONFERENCE HELD EACH MAY DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, SCHOLARSHIPS, PEER-SUPPORT AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, "C.O.P.S. KIDS" COUNSELING REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, THE "C.O.P.S. KIDS" SUMMER CAMP, "C.O.P.S. TEENS" OUTWARD BOUND ADVENTURE FOR YOUNG ADULTS, SPECIAL RETREATS FOR SPOUSES, PARENTS, SIBLINGS, ADULT CHILDREN, EXTENDED FAMILY, AND CO-WORKERS, TRIAL AND PAROLE SUPPORT, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
C.O.P.S. IS GOVERNED BY A NATIONAL BOARD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVIVORS. ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE IN CAMDENTON, MISSOURI. C.O.P.S. HAS OVER 50 CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE THAT WORK WITH SURVIVORS AT THE GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL.
STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE
STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE IS A VETERAN-FOUNDED, VETERAN-LED 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION FOCUSED SOLELY ON REDUCING THE MILITARY SUICIDE RATE THROUGH WORLD-CLASS SUICIDE INTERVENTION SERVICES. IF YOU KNOW A VETERAN OR SERVICE MEMBER IN NEED OF SUPPORT, SSS CAN BE REACHED BY PHONE 24/7 AT (844) 907-1338 OR ONLINE AT STOPSOLDIERSUICIDE.ORG/GET-HELP. SSS SERVICES ARE FREE, CONFIDENTIAL (NOT DOD AFFILIATED) AND TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CLIENT. DONATIONS SAVE LIVES & CAN BE MADE BY CLICKING HERE.
FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS
FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS OF AMERICA (FSD) TRANSFORMS LIVES BY PARTNERING PEOPLE WITH CUSTOM-TRAINED ASSISTANCE DOGS. CLIENTS INCLUDE VETERANS WITH PTSD, CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER NEUROCOGNITIVE DISABILITIES, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES SUCH AS CEREBRAL PALSY, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, SPINAL CORD INJURIES, AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. FSD ALSO PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL THERAPY DOGS TO SERVE AS PARTNERS FOR CLINICIANS, THERAPISTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND MORE. SINCE BEING FOUNDED IN 1987, FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS HAS GRADUATED HUNDREDS OF CLIENT-DOG TEAMS AND PROVIDED LIFETIME SUPPORT TO NEARLY 200 ACTIVE TEAMS, AT NO COST TO OUR CLIENTS.
DYNAMIC BALANCE
THE BENEFIT OF BALANCE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EFFECTIVE, NON-INVASIVE, DRUG FREE NEUROFEEDBACK BRAIN TRAINING PROGRAMS TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND VETERANS THAT MAY BE LIVING WITH SYMPTOMS OF STRESS, ANXIOUSNESS, MEMORY CHALLENGES, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND THE SIDE EFFECTS OF EMOTIONAL TRAUMA OFTEN RELATED TO EXPERIENCES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. FIRST RESPONDERS AND VETERANS ARE PEOPLE FIRST - ADDITIONALLY, THEY CARRY THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OTHERS ON THEIR SHOULDERS...BY OFFERING THIS SERVICE TO THEM FREE OF CHARGE, WE CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH A MORE REGULATED NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO FACE THAT ONGOING STRESS WITH MORE RESILIENCY AND STRENGTH.