Safeguard programs and mandatory mental health checks in Canadian police agencies: history, trends, and future directions
| dc.contributor.author | Kyle Handley, | |
| dc.contributor.author | R.N. Carleton | |
| dc.contributor.author | A.A. Deschênes | |
| dc.contributor.author | J. Devlin | |
| dc.contributor.author | K. Kamkar | |
| dc.contributor.author | V. Lee | |
| dc.contributor.author | R. Mackoff | |
| dc.contributor.author | C.A. Martin-Doto | |
| dc.contributor.author | N. Shields | |
| dc.contributor.author | K. Stockdale | |
| dc.contributor.author | M. Teale-Sapach | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-24T22:09:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-24T22:09:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-03-20 | |
| dc.description | © Author(s) 2025. Open Access. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper traces the emergence of Safeguard programs in Canadian police agencies and explores the research and methods of delivering routine, mandatory mental health check-ups to sworn and civilian personnel in positions with frequent exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic content or situations. A definition for Safeguards is proposed and future directions for police leaders and research are discussed. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Handley, K. D., Carleton, R.N., Deschênes, A. A., Devlin, J., Kamkar, K., Lee, V., Mackoff, R., Martin-Doto, C. A., Shields, N., Stockdale, K., & Teale Sapach, M. (2025). Safeguard programs and mandatory mental health checks in Canadian police agencies: history, trends, and future directions. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 10(1), 38–42. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.414 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2371-4298 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10294/16591 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | SG Publishing | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Mental health | |
| dc.subject | police | |
| dc.subject | Safeguard | |
| dc.subject | routine mental health checks | |
| dc.title | Safeguard programs and mandatory mental health checks in Canadian police agencies: history, trends, and future directions | |
| dc.type | journal-article | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 1 | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 10 |