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 MENTAL HEALTH 

Exploring the Impact: Substance Abuse Rates Among First Responders

Serve & Protect

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Oklahoma State Department of Health

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How Best to Deal with Unwanted Memories of Tough Calls

Dr. Jennifer Wild, BSc(Hons), MSc, DClinPsy

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The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit

Office for Victims of Crime

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Compassion Fatigue Among Officers

Lori J. Bosma and Stacy L. Henning, Ph.D.

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Being Realistic About Burnout in EMS

Jessica Thompson, EMT-P, EMS Specialist

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Firefighter Mental Health and Well-Being

U.S. Fire Administrator's Summit on Fire Prevention and Control

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Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Police Officers - The Relationship with Personality and Ruminations

Nina Oginska-Bulik, Grzegorz Bak, Paulina Michalska

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Understanding Compassion Fatigue

Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration

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In Brief: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep

National Institute of Health

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 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER 

Stigma: Why Words Matter

Oklahoma State Department of Health

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Countering Discrimination and Improving Recovery Supports across Court, Corrections, and Reentry Settings

Substance Use and Mental Health Administration

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Harm Reduction: An Approach to Preventing Overdose and Increasing Access to Services

Oklahoma State Department of Health

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Tips for Healthcare Practitioners and Responders: Helping Survivors Cope with Grief After a Disaster or Traumatic Event

Substance Use and Mental Health Administration

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SAMSHA: Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit

Substance Use and Mental Health Administration

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Substance Use Disorder in First Responders

Sara G. Gilman, PsyD, LMFT

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Finding Quality Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Substance Use and Mental Health Administration

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Naloxolone: A Guide for Overdose Prevention

Oklahoma State Department of Health

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Oklahoma: Drug Overdose Deaths (2018 - 2022)

Oklahoma State Department of Health

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 MINDFULNESS 

Role of Resilience in Mindfulness Training for First Responders

Josh Kaplan, Michael Christopher, Aaron Bergman, Sarah Bowen

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

ProQOL

Breathing

ProQOL

Mindfulness

ProQOL

Visualization

ProQOL

Grounding Techniques

ProQOL

Choiceless Awareness (Guided Practice)

Mindfulness Institute, VA Portland - Presented by Timothy W. Wright, Psy.D.

Meditation: What You Need to Know

Stanford University

Stretching

ProQOL

Focus and Intentional Avoidance

ProQOL

All It Takes Is Ten Mindful Minutes

Andy Puddicombe

What is Mindfulness?

Center for Clinical Interventions

Mindfulness Books

Book cover: Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body by David Emerson, Elizabeth Hopper PhD, Bessel van der Kolk MD, Peter A. Levine PhD and Stephen Cope MSW

"Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body" 

David Emerson, Elizabeth Hopper, PhD

Book cover: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD

"The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, And Body in the Healing of Trauma" 

Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.

Book cover: Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain by Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D., Michael H. Urdang and Douglas R. Johnson, MD

"Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain"

Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D., Michael H. Urdang, Douglas R. Johnson, M.D.

Book cover: Mindfulness For Warriors: Empowering First Responders to Reduce Stress and Build Resilience by Kim Colegrove

"Mindfulness for Warriors: Empowering First Responders to Reduce Stress and Build Resilience"

Kim Colegrove

Book cover: Tactical Brain Training: A Guide to Trauma and Stress Management for First Responders and the Professionals Who Support Them by Gina Rollo White, MA

"Tactical Brain Training: A guide to Trauma and Stress Management for First Responders and the Professionals Who Support Them"

Gina Rollo White, MA

Book cover: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: An Updated Guide to Stress, Stress Related Diseases, and Coping by Robert M. Sapolsky

"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers" 

Robert M. Sapolsky

Book cover: Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body by Daniel Goleman and Richard J. Davidson

"Altered Traits" 

Daniel Goleman & Richard J. Davidson

Book cover: The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh

"The Miracle of Mindfulness" 

Thich Nhat Hanh

Book cover: Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Thich Nhat Hanh

"Full Catastrophe Living"

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Book cover: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

"Atomic Habits"

James Clear

Book cover: Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love That Heals Fear and Shame by Tara Brach

"Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame" 

Tara Brach

Book cover: My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

"My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies" 

Resmaa Menakem

Book cover: Loving Kindness by Sharon Salzberg

"Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness" 

Sharon Salzberg

Book cover: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

"Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life"

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Book cover: The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn

"The Mindful Way Through Depression"

Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Free Online Stretching Tutorials

Funding for this project was made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement CDC-RFA-CE-23-0002. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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This class has been cataloged by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training for 2-8 hours of mandatory continuing education credit. Regarding any law enforcement concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices as might be taught, promoted, or otherwise espoused in outside schools or seminars, there is no intent, expressed or implied, that listing the course in the CLEET Course Catalog indicates or in any way conveys ‘CLEET approval’ of such concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices, unless such approval is explicitly stated by CLEET.

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