In this month’s Chiefly Speaking….

• Chief’s Wellness Challenge – President Patrick Phelan’s initiative to enlist agencies to be recognized for wellness programs focused on officer’s physical and emotional health; the program also provides resources for agencies seeking to adopt such programs and receive recognition. Join the ranks of departments who have met the Chief’s Wellness Challenge!
• Real Risk Management – This month, Gordon Graham’s continues the discussion about IT security – what do you WANT in a Chief Technology Officer? What do you NEED in a CTO?
• Traffic – a cache of traffic safety and enforcement campaigns with links to a variety of resources from webinars to marketing materials. Read more in Liaison Dominick Macherone’s column.
• Podcast Series Released – PERMA, with the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, has just released an audio podcast series focused on PTSD and wellness issues for fire, EMS, and 911 telecommunications. Similar to the PERMA series created with NYSACOP earlier this year, this series can be shared with your colleagues to create awareness, promote wellness, remove stigma, and provide resources.
• Looking Back at NYSACOP History - we take a step back to 1957 when the annual conference was held in Schenectady – check out the photo of a tour at the General Electric Plant by the GE Police Chief.
• Herkimer Police Officer is 4 Years Old – the heartwarming story of how a young boy set up a lemonade stand to support police, and how they made him a honorary HPD officer!

and much more!

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