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Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder’s Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart Authored by: Captain Dan Willis- 25 yr Police Veteran If you are a police officer, firefighter, EMT, ER nurse, or soldier, or you love one . . . This book can save your life
Police Captain Dan Willis is a former homicide investigator and SWAT commander who has developed wellness programs and specializes in providing emotional survival and wellness training to first responders. He is a graduate of San Diego State University and the FBI National Academy.
His book shares quite shocking statistics that most viewers are unaware of:
Consider these facts:
200 police commit suicide every year. It is the leading cause of death in active duty police officers and a significant problem for all emergency first responders.
On average, one active duty soldier and 21 veterans commit suicide every day.
Only 3% of police agencies have a suicide awareness/prevention program.
Up to 18% (about 120,000) of active duty police suffer Post Traumatic Stress; 200,000 military veterans have PTSD.
Tens of thousands of first responders suffer from acute-debilitating stress, emotional problems, and serious physical ailments