A unique program launches this week to help North Texas first responders handle the stress of their job. The program pairs officers from one department with officers from another to offer support. If it works here, it will be expanded nationwide.
A unique program launches this week to help North Texas first responders handle the stress of their job.It's called the Overwatch program and is the first of its kind in North Texas. If it works here, it will be expanded nationwide.
"My concern is not only for their physical wellbeing but all of them mentally," he said. "But particularly Officer Hemm." Officer Hemm was not among those physically injured but is likely dealing with emotional stress from the shooting. "That is a prime example where our peer-to-peer program and NAMI North Texas could be a great asset for them," said Garland Police Officer Todd Gyure. "We've had at least one Dallas officer at least one train in our program.
"You're gonna get to meet with someone who has kind of been there," Gyure said. "They haven’t walked in your shoes, but they have walked right next to them." "They're going to be able to say, ‘I've experienced some of the same things, and I felt some of the same things you're feeling now,’" he said. "You're having a normal reaction to an abnormal situation you were put in.
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