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NJ Launches Nation's First Law Enforcement Stress Management Program Amid Police Suicide Rise NJ Launches Nation's First Law Enforcement Stress Management Program Amid Police Suicide Rise
NJ Launches Nation's First Law Enforcement Stress Management Program Amid Police Suicide Rise Amid a nationwide rise in police suicides – including 37 in New Jersey in just the past three years – the Garden State’s top lawman announced the creation of the country’s first law enforcement training program in stress management. Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the “Officer Resiliency Directive” requiring all state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies to designate a specifically trained officer who can train colleagues in coping with the unique stressors of their jobs. The New Jersey Resiliency Program for Law Enforcement (“NJRP-LE”) will directly address issues that,…