36 - Supporting Police Officers in Baltimore County with Sgt. John Haddaway

36 - Supporting Police Officers in Baltimore County with Sgt. John Haddaway How does a large police department take care of its own? How do they make sure that officers are well, healthy and have the tools they need to thrive in their mental and physical well being? Today on the podcast my guest is Sergeant John Haddaway he is a 24 year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department. He currently serves as the Department's Peer Support and Wellness Manager. We talk about how his team supports the officers within the Baltimore County Police Department and how this unit came to be.  So Stay tuned for this informative conversation!  ABOUT THE GUEST Sergeant John Haddaway is a 24 year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department. He currently serves as the Department's Peer Support and Wellness Manager, in addition to ad-hoc roles on the Dignitary Witness Protection Team and Special Response Team. Sgt. Haddaway is also a general, Taser, and firearms instructor. During his tenure Sgt. Haddaway has served in patrol, directed enforcement, investigations, homeland security, emergency management, intelligence, counter-terrorism, public-private partnership SHIELD Program manager, and as the planning chief of the Department's Incident Response Team during the COVID pandemic. Sgt. Haddaway served in the Maryland Army National Guard for ten years as part of an infantry unit and in a recruiting and retention role. He was also federally activated for over a year with MDARNG as part of Operation Noble Eagle. CONNECT WITH JOHN https://www.baltimorepolice.org/transparency/bpd-policies/1711-peer-support-program https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-haddaway4603/   UPCOMING SCREENING EVENTS FOR PTSD911 May 4 – Chula Vista, CA EastLake Church CLICK FOR TICKETS May 7 – CentralSquare ENGAGE 2024 Conference – Dallas, TX May 15 – Gordon Center for Performing Arts – Owings Mills, MD – Hosted by Baltimore County PD – CLICK FOR TICKETS May 21 – Kentucky First Responder Peer Support Team – Erlanger, KY May 23 – College of Southern Maryland – La Plata, MD – Hosted by Charles County Sheriff’s Office – CLICK FOR TICKETS June 7 – Wor Wic Community College – Salisbury, MD Sponsored by Behind the Line, Inc. CLICK FOR FREE TICKETS Sept. 12 –  EMS World Expo– Las Vegas, NV Oct. 8 – Stevens Point, WI – Details coming soon.   +++++ FIRST RESPONDER WELLNESS PODCAST/PTSD911 MOVIE Web site:  https://ptsd911movie.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ptsd911movie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ptsd911movie/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQ8jxjxYqHgFQixBK4Bl0Q Purchase the PTSD911 film for your public safety agency or organization: https://ptsd911.myshopify.com/products/toolkit The First Responder Wellness Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC Copyright ©2024 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved.