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This piece is intended to bring to the fore some of the more specific issues and scenarios around death and bereavement that have become even more challenging in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr Noreen Tehrani a leading British Psychological Society psychologist working with the National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS) has written this blog considering how we can take care of our essential workers during the coronavirus outbreak.

Andy Rhodes, Service Director for the NPWS and former Chief Constable of Lancashire Police, sets out some of the emerging lessons drawn from his own experiences and conversations with many other leaders from a variety of different sectors.

Throughout the pandemic you will see lots of information on the web and social media and you may be unsure on what is the best advice. We have put together a list of trusted organisations where you can get the most up to date national guidance on coronavirus.

This short guidance document entitled ‘Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Policing’ has been published by the College of Policing.

"My biggest bug-bear around the concept of ‘resilience’ is that it often gets used to let others off the hook." Fiona Meechan

In February 2019, The Police Foundation published its research report on police workforce wellbeing and organisational development.

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has teamed up with Mind to develop resources around Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace.

The 'Trauma Resilience in UK Policing' project has been running between 2017 and 2019 in the sociology department at the University of Cambridge, sponsored and led by Police Care UK (formerly The Police Dependents’ Trust)

Police Care UK (formerly The Police Dependents’ Trust) have worked in partnership with the Police Federation and Oscar Kilo to develop this guidance that you can use following a traumatic incident.

Brad Greenstreet has a strong interest in mental health and wellbeing in law enforcement. He has created a series of videos entitled ‘The Empty Chair’ after experiencing depression himself in 2017. The videos feature a number of officers sharing their own stories about mental health and were used in a campaign within his local force to raise awareness.

This guidance document entitled ‘Supporting the Wellbeing of Internet Child Abuse Teams (ICAT)’ has been published by the College of Policing.