Name: Unspoken Pain: Addressing Suicide in Law Enforcement Officers
Start: 2018-10-12T10:00:00-0400
End: 2018-10-12T10:50:00-0400

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Unspoken Pain: Addressing Suicide in Law Enforcement Officers

“More officers die of suicide than die of shootings and traffic accidents combined” (O’Hara, 2017), but very little attention has been paid to law enforcement officer (LEO) suicide within the research and mental health communities. Accordingly, in this presentation, we will address the following topics: (a) suicide in LEOs, (b) law enforcement culture, (c) occupational hazards, (d) barriers to treatment, and (e) recommendations for addressing suicide with LEOs.

Speakers

Catharina Chang

Professor, Georgia State University

Catherine Y. Chang, PhD, LPC, NCC, CPCS, is a professor at Georgia State University, where she is also director of International Programs for the College of Education and Human Development. She has published and presented in the areas of social justice and advocacy, multicultural... Read More →

Laura Shannonhouse

Associate Professor, Georgia State University

Dr. Shannonhouse‘s research focuses on crisis intervention and disaster response. She is curious about how people make sense of, and effectively cope with, suffering through their faith. She also works with systems (i.e. k-12 school, university, aging, veteran) to prevent suicide... Read More →