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Police chief outlines expanded wellness program, peer support and comfort dog plan
Summary
Chief Beal presented a six-page wellness policy, gym upgrades, peer-support programming, plans for a comfort/therapy dog arriving mid-June and options for benchmark analytics to support supervisor interventions; council thanked the department and asked logistical questions.
Chief Beal presented an overview of the Springfield Police Department's new wellness policy — a multi-page general order — and described measures taken and planned to support officer health. He told the council the department established a wellness team spanning mental, physical and nutritional specialties, refurbished the gym, and is standing up peer-support…
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