Badge of Honor, Heart of Gold: What Trauma-Informed Policing Looks Like in SLO

In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel sits down with Detective Hayden Warner of the San Luis Obispo Police Department in partnership with Lumina Alliance, recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Together, they discuss Hayden’s evolution from patrol to detective, his work with survivors, and what trauma-informed policing looks like when someone’s world is falling apart.They explore the balance between investigator and human being—how to support someone through their worst moment, even when the system doesn’t always deliver. Plus, hear how a conversation about a homeless artist turned into a real-time response from the city, showing the kind of follow-through that defines Warner’s approach to the job. This conversation also nods to Domestic Violence Awareness Month later in the year and the everyday work being done to support survivors.Lumina Nights 2025 – Get Tickets + InfoLearn more about Lumina Alliance********BEATS & BRASS: AT RIATA RANCH SUPPORTING MUSIC EDUCATION AT SLO HIGH AND LAGUNA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Connect with SLO High School Band:Website: SLO Tiger BandInstagram: @SLOIMBA *******Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music********Moonshiner Collective – Live Performance 3/29Moonshiner Collective, the band behind the Up & Adam theme song “Start Again”, will be performing live at Rod & Hammer’s SLO Stills on March 29.Tickets and event info: MoonshinerCollective.com********CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK!********ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE!********FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM*********Sincere Thanks to the supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them!Window Coverings By DesignWe Help You LegalGeneral Store Paso RoblesDaou VineyardsWoodsHumaneSocietyTin City DistilleryOriginal Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner CollectiveMoonshiner on Spotify HEREPlease Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com