ANDY BESHEAR
Governor of Kentucky

“Law enforcement agencies spend countless hours each year arming their officers with the best possible on-the-job tactical training. However, when a peace officer is faced with a traumatic situation, their mental health must be restored. KYPCIS is a program our state is pleased to make available to all law enforcement. I am proud of the work performed by the therapists and instructors at KYPCIS to ensure that our peace officers receive the tools they need to not only help themselves, but also continue to help others.”

KEITH JACKSON
Secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet

“We owe our law enforcement agencies a debt of gratitude, and one way we are repaying them is by ensuring their officers’ mental health is strong. Officers take home the weight of their communities on their shoulders and KYPCIS offers a safe space for them to work on their mental health after facing challenging events. Getting help is a sign of strength and to all of those who run toward danger in the name of creating a safer commonwealth, you do not have to face the aftermath alone. While you protect us, we will be here to hold you up.”

LT. STEVEN CLICK
Ohio State Patrol, Ohio ASSIST Program

“I have personally witnessed PCIS save lives, relationships and careers. In three days, the transformation is amazing. People come in nervous, unsure and suspicious, and they leave with a new sense of calm, peace and understanding with hope for the future. Just knowing they are not alone and that others understand and care makes all the difference in the world. It’s one of the very best investments we can make in helping our folks work into a happy and healthy ‘new normal.’”

ANDY GRULER
Clinical Director, South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program

“After a traumatic incident, some officers feel they may be weak because of their reactions during and after a traumatic event. PCIS is a safe place for officers to discuss their incident and their reactions to the traumatic event. They are telling their stories to fellow officers who have had a similar incident and/or reactions and who understand and will not judge. This is a place where officers find out they are having ‘normal reactions to an abnormal event’ and they are not weak, just normal.”

PENNY BOWLES
Deputy Chief, Bowling Green Police Support Services Bureau

“Police Departments and academies spend countless hours preparing officers for the skills required to be a police officer. Some agencies may have blocks of instruction about what an officer will go through immediately following a critical incident, as well as offering Employee Assistance Programs and other services. Once the officer is cleared to return to duty, though, they may need further assistance in the weeks and months following their critical incident. Having programs for officers to attend after a critical incident allows them additional resources and peer support to assist in continuing to be healthy, happy productive officers, and family members in their respective communities.”