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** Gift pack give-away for children and young people with a loved one in policing ** A role in policing can mean parents and care givers sometimes miss family celebrations, meal times and bedtimes. This has an impact on the whole family. It can also be hard to explain to children. That’s why we’re giving away a very special gift to children and young people who have a loved one working in policing. Gift packs include a copy of new children’s book Red Robber Raid, an activity booklet, and our gorgeous Oscar dog soft toy. Red Robber Raid is beautifully written by Natasha Koncewicz, a member of the wellbeing team at Norfolk and Suffolk Constabulary, to help children understand why their parent or care giver sometimes misses out on family time. We have a limited number of gift packs available – apply now with our quick, easy form: https://lnkd.in/eWRme2X4 Find out more about the give-away here: https://lnkd.in/ek8-arMH We’d love forces to promote this give-away so families in their patch can benefit. It’s also a great opportunity to thank families for what they do and signpost them to the other family resources we have on offer at:  https://lnkd.in/e8FuMf6M

Together with the Blue Light Card Foundation and The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales we are delighted to announce an extra £100,000 of funding for The Police Treatment Centres. The recent events and incidents of disorder have been exceptional in both scale and severity, and we recognise the immediate pressure and longer-term implications this will have. In response to this we have come together with the Chief Executives of the Police Treatment Centres at Harrogate and Auchterarder, the North West Benevolent Fund in Lancashire and Flint House Police Rehabilitation in Oxfordshire, to see what we can do to support policing through these challenging times. Our shared goal is to ensure every officer or staff member injured either physically, psychologically (or both) can access timely, high-quality support now and into the future – being aware that sometimes the impact of events like these may take years to surface. This funding will help The Police Treatment Centres to increase their capacity as we anticipate more officers and staff being referred to them as a result of the events. Our Service Director Andy Rhodes said: “We are delighted that additional funding has been offered to support individuals and forces at this time. Occupational Health Units are working tirelessly to cope with a huge surge in demand and every penny of the additional funding will be spent on officers and staff to ensure nobody faces unnecessary delays getting the support and treatment they need. Police officers and staff place themselves in harm’s way and rightly expect that when they are injured the country they proudly serve will be there to help them.” Steve Denny, Chair of Trustees, Blue Light Card Foundation said: “We have seen the unprecedented police response as unrest spread across the country. Here at the Blue Light Card Foundation, we recognise those police officers and staff injured in the line of duty need our support more than ever. We are delighted to be able to work with Oscar Kilo and the Police Treatment Centres to provide funding to pay for additional treatment for those on the frontline psychologically and physically impacted by recent events."

It’s the final week to get your submissions in for the Oscar Kilo awards. It doesn’t take long to fill out the application, so if your force has a wellbeing initiative worthy of recognition enter now. The categories are: Creating the Environment Leadership Absence Management Mental Health Personal Resilience Protecting the Workforce Occupational Health OK9 Wellbeing and Trauma Support Dog Police Covenant You can download the guidance and application form here https://lnkd.in/eS3Urfw6

There's just over two weeks to go till the Oscar Kilo Awards close on 2 August. If you haven't started your application there's still time to nominate a project, intervention, new working practice, or scheme that supports wellbeing. The Oscar Kilo Awards have been created to recognise the amazing work that has been done and continues to be done, across UK policing when it comes to providing wellbeing support for the people who work for you. If your force has created a project or programme that is making a difference to the wellbeing of your officers and staff, then why not enter it for one of our awards. This year we have nine categories to choose from, they are:  ·       Creating the Environment  ·       Leadership ·       Absence Management  ·       Mental Health  ·       Personal Resilience  ·       Protecting the Workforce  ·       Occupational Health  ·       OK9 Wellbeing and Trauma Support Dog  ·       Police Covenant  2024 will also see a one-off award: Innovative approaches to improving deployability  Each year we also present a ‘Special Non Police Award’, for other organisations such as a UK fire and rescue services, who are working towards completing the Blue Light Wellbeing Framework. This can be from any of the categories above. Check out our website for full guidance and the application form. https://lnkd.in/eS3Urfw6

We are proud to announce the launch of the new National Suicide Action Plan today which is now available to all police forces. This plan, endorsed by the NPCC, Police Federation, Police Superintendents Association, and Unison, aims to address and reduce suicide within policing, providing essential support to all police forces across England and Wales. The death of any member of the policing family is a tragedy. This action plan addresses suicide as a key priority and aims to coalesce ideas and actions across policing in England and Wales. Its key objectives are to:  🔹 Educate and support police forces 🔹 Improve data recording 🔹 Create a culture that supports mental health and tackles stigma 🔹 Ensure timely and appropriate support for those affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts. The plan builds on the suicide prevention consensus statement and suicide postvention toolkit to ensure we keep momentum going and continue to prioritise this as an issue. To provide additional support, we're also piloting a 24/7 mental health crisis line to provide confidential support to officers and staff in crisis. This is an important step in saving lives and offering a safe space for those who need it Everything we do to support our people’s mental health contributes to reducing suicide, but continuous work is required to drive change, raise awareness, reduce stigma, and improve data recording. You can find out more about this work on the Oscar Kilo website ⬇ https://lnkd.in/ddK9EKWV

Yesterday our Operation Hampshire lead Dave Brewster was at the UK Police Chaplaincy Conference. The event saw 100 police chaplains from across the UK coming together for three days of learning, networking and fellowship. Dave said: "It was an absolute pleasure to meet so many caring, compassionate and supportive people yesterday. "I gave a presentation to the group on the work of Oscar Kilo and more specifically Operation Hampshire. This was followed later in the afternoon by two 45 min workshops on 'influence' and 'the importance of 10 minutes' to show how meaningful and supportive first contact after an assault can make or break the victims experience. "The sessions were well attended with some very interesting and constructive suggestions and views which I will definitely be using." We will be inviting the Chaplaincy lead to speak to our Op Hampshire network later in the year to raise awareness of the role of a Chaplain and how they can offer an additional layer of support. You can find out more about Op Hampshire here https://lnkd.in/epfaawvF

An 18-month sleep, fatigue and recovery biometrics pilot programme run in Merseyside Police by the UK’s National Police Wellbeing Service (Oscar Kilo UK) and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has received funding to undertake an evaluation of the benefits of wearable technology, with a view to rolling out a toolkit across the service, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. ❝We wanted to get into understanding how wearable technology combined with other supportive systems can contribute to improving the situation for our people. We’ve managed to build a system that’s 100% confidential, a no compromise thing for us.❞ - Andy Rhodes OBE QPM, Oscar Kilo ❝The package is very much around it being personalised – the data picks up some things, but more importantly it is qualitative. It’s not the metrics that are important, but the perception of those metrics. They are quality of life not medical issues.❞ - Dr Carol Cox, LMJU ❝The programme doesn’t suggest it’s all about individual responsibility. We are saying that we are going to try to do something about the organisational issues that can contribute to poor sleep fatigue recovery and wellbeing as well.❞ - Andy Rhodes, Oscar Kilo [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] https://lnkd.in/eCGaaaZM #lawenforcement #policing #police #wellbeing #technology #biometrics #wearabletechnology

📣 Today is the day! 📣 If you entered our families giveaway for the 'Red Robber Raid' children's book and activity pack - keep your eyes peeled for an email winging it's way to you! We received more than 4,700 entries - which is astounding, and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated. To show our appreciation, whilst we only had a limited number of books and gift packs, we decided no one should be going away empty handed - so everyone who entered will receive an email from us today to let them know what they'll receive! Thanks again to everyone that entered - we hope you, and your families enjoy the story!

Thank you to all officers and staff who are working over the bank holiday weekend.    And a special thank you to all the families and loved ones at home for your ongoing support.

Do you struggle to cook healthy meals on a regular basis, especially when you or your partner are working shifts?   Our five-day shift worker meal planning solution might be exactly what you need!   Together with former police officer and nutritionist Anna Earl, we created the meal planning solution to help you prioritise health & nutrition all while managing the demands of your or your loved one’s unconventional work schedule.    You can download our guide and find the daily videos here: https://lnkd.in/en-xi5Gg