Building a Wellness Department: Corrections

Correctional Officers often work with inmates with severe mental health issues. Holly Dorman, an Inmate Service Unit Supervisor with 20+ years of correctional experience sheds a light on the struggles Correctional Officers face acknowledging their mental health challenges, and offers insights for developing relevant resources.

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Axon Aid Presents: Building a Wellness Department for Corrections
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Wellness Wednesday Webinars
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Improving Wellness Department Awareness
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Scaling a Wellness Department
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Holistic Body-Worn Camera Programs
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Spotting the Signs
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Constructive Communication Habits
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Informal Support from Psychiatric Services
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Facilitating Mental Health Conversations: Corrections
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Administrative Support for Training: Corrections
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Culturally Competent Resources: Corrections
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Additional Resources

Downloadable resiliency resources that walk through key practices first responders can use to build upstream resilience and mentally preparing for the realities of the public safety professions. Wallet sized cards and posters are available as a digital resource and can be printed for a physical  for first responders and agencies to utilize as digital resources or to print and download as a digital copy or print.

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Axon Aid Presents: Mental Health and Wellness Trainings for Corrections

How can your agency develop and scale an impactful mental health and wellness training program that Correctional Officers will use? Hear from Jacole Martinez, an Associate Deputy Warden, on how to humanize mental health training to keep you and your peers engaged.
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Axon Aid Presents: Resiliency Techniques

Hear from Courtney Runnels, Crisis Support Supervisor, Grand Prairie Police Department (TX), and learn different techniques to improve resiliency in public safety professionals.
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Axon Aid Presents: Resiliency Techniques for Corrections

Hear from Holly Dorman, Inmate Service Unit Supervisor with 20+ years of experience in the Correctional field, on how visualization techniques can help you achieve a state of calm for anywhere.
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Axon Aid Presents: Building a Wellness Department for Corrections

How do you go about instituting a wellness department in your Corrections agency? Hear from experienced Correction professionals as they discuss why the profession often struggles with addressing mental health, and how you can break down this wall at your agency.

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