CPRF Summer Newsletter 2023 - Flipbook - Page 2
Partnership with Boulder Crest Foundation is expanding into a
Peer-to-Peer Program
Police officers are often viewed as tough, resilient individuals who can handle any situation. They work tirelessly to keep us
safe, protect our communities and ensure that justice is served. However, what most do not realize is that the job of a
police officer can be incredibly stressful and can take a toll on their mental health, as well as their spouses and children.
This profession requires a clear and sound mind. When they become more aware of the consequences of mental stresses,
police officers will also be able to perform their duties more efficiently and safely.
A new approach was desperately needed, and the Foundation provided a solution through a partnership with a nationally
recognized nonprofit organization – Boulder Crest Foundation, that focuses on ensuring that first responders and police
officers receive treatment programs to deal with trauma and stress.
In January 2020, CPR Foundation in partnership with Boulder Crest Foundation launched a PTG (post-traumatic growth)
mental wellness initiative to facilitate mental health programs for police officers and first responders, including nursing
professionals. Services have been provided to over 6,000 police officers and first responders at 37 police departments in
the last thirty months throughout South Florida. We have received incredibly positive feedback about this life saving
program from officers, their family members, and department chiefs.
The program is shortly expanding into a peer-to-peer support group. The program allows for officers who have been trained
through the PTG program to immediately support other police officers during traumatic events. This program will focus on
supporting our first responders’ ability to struggle well and thrive through trauma and challenges in their professional and
personal lives.
CPR Foundation receives $100,000 donation from The Brady Hunter
Foundation in Support of Animal Welfare
In the spring, the Foundation received a generous donation from The Brady Hunter Foundation that will support programs
that confront criminal animal cruelty, increase funding to treat injuries and perform surgeries, and improve care for
distressed animals, such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and horses.
The CPR Foundation’s commitment to supporting animal welfare includes contributions to iHeart Animal Rescue in Ft.
Lauderdale, the Nassau County L.I. Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty, and the South Florida Horse Sanctuary,
amongst many other - all in support of the feeding and rehabilitation of animals who would otherwise suffer from cruelty.
Animal-welfare projects are one of many initiatives of the CPR Foundation to foster safe and prosperous communities
throughout the nation. Through various efforts, the Foundation aims to strengthen the bonds between law enforcement
and residents, address neighborhood problems and reduce crime.
