On the Edgecombe: Stress and Resilience in Law Enforcement

In this episode, we talk about the body’s response to stress and trauma and provide an example of what you can do when your body is reacting to such an experience. Learn more from Resources for Resilience at resourcesforresilience.com.

In this episode, we speak with Officer Jordan, a Patrol and Code Enforcement Officer and the Department Chaplain for the Tarboro Police Department, about his stress and how he builds resilience through resilience tools and his faith.

In this episode, we speak with Officer Muse about his struggles and experiences with stress and trauma and the specific strategies that he has found to be helpful for healing and building resilience.

In this episode, we hear from Officer Johnson about how he uses his work as an officer to respond to stress and trauma in his community amidst the opioid crisis, and how he uses resilience tools to help himself when he feels stress.

In this episode, we speak with Vichi Jagannathan and Seth Saeugling, the co-founders of Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI), about the work they are doing in Edgecombe County, North Carolina and the importance of focusing on stress and trauma in law enforcement. For more information on ROI,  go to ruralopportunity.org.

On the Edgecombe: Stress and Resilience in Law Enforcement explores stress, trauma, and resilience through conversations with the founders of Rural Opportunity Institute, and law enforcement officers in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It highlights common experiences and practical strategies that can be useful for individuals and communities anywhere.

This podcast is produced by Kathryn Carpenter, Maura Drewry, Allie Rothschild, and Juliet Wu, members of a graduate student team from UNC Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, in partnership with Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI).