Nyleap Inc

NEW YORK LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - NYLEAP WILL IMPLEMENT A 12-MONTH PROJECT TO EXPAND NO-COST, CULTURALLY COMPETENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUICIDE INTERVENTION, PEER SUPPORT, AND POST-CRITICAL INCIDENT SERVICES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL, CORRECTIONS OFFICERS, DISPATCHERS, MILITARY VETERANS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS AFFECTED BY CRITICAL INCIDENTS, CUMULATIVE OCCUPATIONAL TRAUMA, LINE-OF-DUTY DEATHS, SUICIDE, VIOLENT EVENTS, GRIEF, OR REPEATED EXPOSURE TO HUMAN SUFFERING. PARTICIPANTS MAY EXPERIENCE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SLEEP DISRUPTION, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, MORAL INJURY, BURNOUT, FAMILY STRAIN, OR ELEVATED SUICIDE RISK. NYLEAP WILL TRAIN AT LEAST 500 FIRST RESPONDERS, PEER SUPPORTERS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL IN SUICIDE INTERVENTION, PEER SUPPORT, TRAUMA AWARENESS, AND RELATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TOPICS AND SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 250 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THREE-DAY POST CRITICAL INCIDENT SEMINARS. SEMINARS WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA EDUCATION, CONFIDENTIAL PEER AND CLINICAL SUPPORT, WELLNESS PLANNING, AND CONNECTIONS TO CONTINUED CARE. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE PEER CERTIFICATION, CLINICAL SESSIONS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFERRALS, FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT, AND LINKAGE TO CULTURALLY COMPETENT CLINICIANS, INCREASING CERTIFIED PEER CAPACITY AND STRENGTHENING POST-INCIDENT SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES.