 
Updated: 12/6/11
• DC-COPS Christmas Tree Lighting - 12/13/2011
• C.O.P.S. Changes Mission Statement to
Include Co-Workers
• C.O.P.S. Scholarships
C.O.P.S.
Changes Mission Statement to Include Co-Workers
Although
Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) has always done what it
could to reach out to the affected co-workers of fallen law
enforcement officers, the mission statement of C.O.P.S. fell short
of acknowledging co-workers as a vital part of the membership of
C.O.P.S. At the November 2008 Board Meeting, the C.O.P.S. National
Board voted unanimously to include the term "affected co-workers" in
C.O.P.S.’ Mission Statement. The DC-COPS Mission Statement will also
be changed, since we follow the National C.O.P.S. mission.
C.O.P.S. recently made provisions for affected co-workers to
become voting members in the 48 local / regional / state C.O.P.S.
chapters. C.O.P.S. continues to plan seminar sessions for affected
co-workers at the annual May 14 and 16 National Police Survivors’
Conference, and the annual "Traumas of Law Enforcement" trainings
make it possible for agencies to learn how to better support not
only the surviving families of fallen officers but take care of
those co-workers who will forever remember and be affected by the
deaths of their partners.
The updated mission statement is as follows: Concerns of Police
Survivors, Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of
the lives of surviving families and affected co-workers of law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by
Federal criteria. Furthermore, C.O.P.S. provides training to law
enforcement agencies on survivor victimization issues and educates
the public of the need to support the law enforcement profession and
its survivors.
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Gift from
Within Articles
Dr. Beverly Anderson of the Metropolitan Police Employee
Assistance Program is a member of Gift From Within's board
of advisors. Gift From Within is a nonprofit organization
was founded in 1993 by Frank Ochberg, M.D., an expert in
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD). They are dedicated to those
suffering from PTSD and their supporters including first responders.
Gift from Within has posted several articles written by Dr.
Anderson and others.
Visit the
Gift from Within Web site.
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C.O.P.S. Scholarships
C.O.P.S. Scholarships are awarded three times yearly (Fall/Winter,
Winter/Spring, and Summer Semesters) to surviving spouses and
children of officers killed in the line of duty. For more
information or an application, visit
www.nationalcops.org/forms or call the C.O.P.S.
National Office at 573-346-4911.
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Washington, D.C.
Chapter, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.
Post Office Box 31549
Washington, D.C. 20030-1549
(202) 332-COPS (202) 583-3505 fax
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