{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Healthy Happy Wise Wealthy","title":"Healing Behind Bars and Badges: Dr. Davena Longshore on Law Enforcement Wellness Pt1","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2299,"description":"🎙️ Welcome to Healthy Happy Wise Wealthy (HHWW)! In this compelling episode, host Mary Meyer sits down with Dr. Davena Longshore, Executive Director of Research, Operations, and Development at the Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health. With a powerful blend of lived experience and deep academic expertise in trauma, policing, and correctional psychology, Dr. Longshore opens up about her journey working in high-security prisons, her pivotal role in law enforcement wellness research, and her mission to bridge divides between law enforcement and marginalized communities. Recorded on Juneteenth, this episode is an honest, nuanced conversation about institutional trauma, empathy, bias, police mental health, and the complex roots of systemic challenges—plus, real-world solutions and hope for change.🌟 Topics Covered: -Dr. Davena Longshore’s background in correctional psychology and trauma -The origins and mission of the Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health -Wellness and mental health programs for law enforcement -The intersection of race, bias, and policing in America -Personal trauma and its impact on work in corrections and policing -Challenges and resistance to implementing mental health programs for police -Understanding the role of implicit bias and schemas in human behavior -Community-driven solutions to law enforcement and public trust -Best practices for bridging divides and creating officer/community wellness programsKey Takeaways: -Empathy and trauma-informed care are essential in high-stress professions like corrections and policing, but they come with significant personal cost. -Acknowledging and addressing historical and systemic biases is crucial for real reform in law enforcement practices. -Programs aimed at officer wellness must also address masculinity norms, depression, PTSD, and substance use among officers—and should come from inside communities themselves. -Entrenching oneself in the lived experience of “the other”—whether that’s law...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Vqo6JD-Q8uGnjoC_yXUl9xRxi_c0hMIxn_3UT-5ydd0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82Mzdj/ZDY5MGQ4MzJiYjlk/Yjc5ODc3M2MwMzkz/NzYxNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}