True Blue Valor™

What is the most frightening thing a police officer will ever face?

What takes more courage to confront than any other single thing in law enforcement?

What is the one thing that we have pledged above all to our brothers and sisters in law enforcement?

The answer to all three of these questions is the same: “Taking care of our own” and more specifically: 1) confronting a peer who is losing control of their life or their career, and working to get them some help; 2) Having the strength to maintain the “thin blue line” and rescue a co-worker who is battling alcoholism, depression, drug addiction, or suicidal thoughts; and finally 3) “Never Leaving Anyone Behind” because if we don’t take care of our own, who will?  Unfortunately many times that pledge is a hollow one if we don’t have the courage to confront the people we should care about, before things get way out of control.

At the Law Enforcement Survival Institute (LESI) we have coined the term “True Blue Valor™”

The concept of “True Blue Valor™” is where one law enforcement officer has to muster the courage to confront a peer who is slipping both professionally, and personally, and endangering themselves, their peers and the public.  It takes a system of organizational support and professional leadership to support and foster the concept of courage and intervention.

As part of our Law Enforcement Survival Institution training we recommend that you consider the concept of True Blue Valor™.  Most importantly, when you are talking about the team concept… in law enforcement and planning for whose responsibility it is to help a brother or sister officer in need, your discussion should  include this concept.  It takes a system of organizational support and professional leadership to establish and foster a system of intervention using the concept of True Blue Valor™.  Learn more about The Law Enforcement Survival Institute’s training programs by CLICKING HERE or Contact us by sending us an email by CLICKING HERE.

If you are facing an intervention with a fellow officer here are some resources that can help you:

Hotlines for Help!

Safe Call Now (206) 459-3020 or http://www.safecallnow.org/

To Learn More about Safe Call Now: Read our CopsAlive.com article and listen to our interview with Executive Director Sean Riley by CLICKING HERE

CopLine – 1-800-267-5463 – http://www.copline.org

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

If this topic interests you please keep referring back to our web site as we are launching a True Blue Valor™ instructors program sometime later in the summer of 2012.  This will be an online program that will equip the instructor with all the tools and materials they need to start a program within their agency.

CopsAlive.com was founded to provide information and strategies to help police officers successfully survive their careers.  We help law enforcement officers and their agencies prepare for the risks that threaten their existence.

We do this by Helping Law Enforcement professionals plan for happy, healthy and successful lives on the job and beyond.  We think the best strategy is for each officer to create a tactical plan for their own life and career.

The Law Enforcement Survival Institute (LESI) works with individuals and organizations to help them create and sustain success in their lives and careers as law enforcement professionals.  It is the primary goal of The Law Enforcement Survival Institute to become the preeminent source for training, resources and information about how to create and sustain a happy, healthy and successful life and career while providing superior law enforcement service to your community.

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