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They deserve to know that they are loved by the people they spend a majority of their
time with.

Thank you for all the good that you do. Here are a few resources for law enforcement.

Suicide Prevention Resources

National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide Toolkit (theiacp.org): The
National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide Toolkit is designed to support
agencies and departments to address officer mental health and wellness concerns. This
suicide prevention toolkit has all the information that agencies need to develop and
implement a customized agency approach to prevent officer suicide and strengthen officer
mental health.

1stHelp: 1stHelp is a searchable database dedicated to finding emotional, financial, and

spiritual assistance for first responders.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK (8255)): The National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provide free and
confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.

I love you my brothers and sisters or rather

“4 – 4 – 4 / pumpernickel.”

Mike Davis is the 1st Vice President of the Texas Police Association and an

Assistant Professor of Instruction at UTSA/Criminology Criminal Justice. He is the

founder of Archangel Professional Leadership and a SGT. Investigator for the
Bexar County Criminal D.A.s Office MHU.

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