The Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network needs Peers who are willing to stand in the gap between hope and hopelessness for fellow officers.

In 2019, 228 police officers died by suicide in the United States, eclipsing line-of-duty deaths that same year by nearly 60 percent. In 2021, that number increased to 632 law enforcement deaths and nearly 25 percent of those were self-inflicted. Suicide ranked second among law enforcement deaths that year. Removing COVID-19 deaths, suicides claimed the lives of 49 percent of United States law enforcement deaths.

The Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network (TLEPN) was established out of Senate Bill 64 (87th Texas Legislature). TLEPN is a state-wide program designed to give Texas law enforcement officers access to resources and end law enforcement suicides. The Caruth Police Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas, partnered with The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to train active police officers to be peers to help fellow officers address stressors, trauma, fatigue, and other needs to help combat workforce burnout and end police suicide and self-harm. Officers do not need to currently be a peer or part of a peer team.

Cops Helping Cops

TLEPN relies on active peace officers to serve as volunteers. Peers will be trained and mentored to assist fellow officers, across the State, to manage the stressors of life, on and off duty. Officers will receive the required TCOLE 6400 course and TLEPN orientation training, and peer registration into the TLEPN mobile app. This uniquely designed software application can be confidentially downloaded onto smartphones to allow peers and officers in need with a direct connection to resources.

The app does not collect, store, or track personal information, cookies, or data. Officers using the network will have anonymity and are able to use screen names without their individual data being recorded. Officers will be provided a safe and anonymous environment to share their experiences, needs, and concerns without fear of negative consequences.  Anonymity and confidentiality are assured. SB 64 legislation also prohibits any information from being shared and or being used as action against a licensee.

Resilient officers are better prepared and more capable of professionally serving. Help us help officer resiliency better serve the needs of their communities, fellow officers, and families.

Registration

Please register below or contact the Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network to register for the class.

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Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network – Contact info

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (972)-338-1314 (Informational line)
Website: untdallas.edu/cpi/tlepn
Facebook: Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network