Herndon Police Department
Herndon Police Department

Mental Wellness

Police chaplains are available by request to provide emotional and spiritual support and guidance to personnel.

Meditation: The department offers the opportunity for officers and professional staff to receive training in Transcendental Meditation (TM), which has been shown to reduce stress. 

Peer Support Access to certified Peer Support Team members trained to confidentially assist employees who experience critical incidents on the job or who may have significant stress in their personal lives. 

Facility Dog Bragg Certified trained facility support dog that can assist personnel, when needed, with emotional comfort, stress relief, and anxiety. 

Police Psychologist Mandatory mental wellness checkups and education sessions annually with police clinicians for all department members. 

Clinical support for traumatic incidents, in the event of exposure, timely and immediate access is provided.