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Welcome to the Police Wife Life Resource Bank
At Police Wife Life, we understand the unique challenges that police spouses and first responder families face. That's why we've put together this comprehensive resource bank, filled with the top resources and discounts to help you navigate this lifestyle. From mental health resources to home safety tips, we have everything you need to support your loved one and yourself.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
🔗 Family Emergency Plan (Shorter)
🔗 Family Emergency Plan (Detailed)
🔗 Family Communication Plan (Kids)
🔗 Family Communication Plan (Adults)
📱Tinybeans: if you’re hesitant about sharing on social media, this is a great app to share pictures and videos of your kiddos and life with your officer (and family)
📱 Notes app (iPhone) and Google Keep (Android): you can create shared notes for groceries, ideas, holidays, etc.
📱 Google Calendar: create a shared calendar that can be seen wherever you go
📱OneSec: If you find you’re on social media too much, this will be a lifesaver for you. It forces you to pause and take a deep breath when you open an app (free for one), removes the instant gratification, and makes it less appealing all at once.
📱 TOC (The Overwatch Collective): Community supporting mental health and wellness of first responders and their spouses (you can use it in anonymous mode as well).
COMMUNICATION APPS
National Alliance on Mental Illness : Peer Support: Your peers know what it’s like, they share your perspective, and they are ready to help their fellow responders. You are not alone.
National Alliance on Mental Illness : Family Support : helpful information you can use to improve the health and well:being of your family
National Alliance on Mental Illness : Other Resources : tools and information to use and share with others to build a resource toolkit (including organizations)
FRBA : First Responder Benefit Association: financial and emotional support for the families of fallen First Responders
How 2 Love Our Cops: Content, events and programs to support law enforcement families.
International Association of Firefighters: advance fire and emergency services, members protect more than 85% of population in CA and US and is one of the most active lobbying organizations in Washington, DC
Fraternal Order of Police: committed to improving the working conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those we serve through education, legislation, information, community involvement and employee representation
First Responder Children’s Foundation: Help support the children and families of first responders who have been killed or injured in the line of duty
Recovery Centers of America: providing superior addiction treatment, delivered by a team of expert professionals, in the comfort of a world:class facility local to you
5 Benefits for First Responders and their Families: access government benefits for training opportunities, medical help, and disability and death benefits for first responders and their families
U.S. ORGANIZATIONS
Beyond the Blue: community of support to police spouses & families, providing education, training and practical tools
Wounded Warriors Canada- Mental Health Resources for Uniformed Service Personnel and Their Families. They have a Spousal Resiliency Program spouses who have been exposed to operational stress injuries, such as PTSD, in their relationships.
PSPNET for Families- Mental health resources and information for families of first responders and public safety personnel.
PSPNET- Free, internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for serving and retired first responders and public safety personnel.
Badge of Life Canada- Empowering Canadian Public Safety Personnel and their families who are dealing with operational stress injuries
Boots on the Ground- Anonymous peer support for First Responders, by First Responders
First Responders First- Resources and services for the First Responder community to understand the various steps of a PTSD program
#IVEGOTYOURBACK911- Charitable organization that raises money and spreads social awareness worldwide in regards to first responder mental health issues. They have fun products like shirts, hats, and drinkware to support first responders.
To Serve and Connect- Non-profit organization providing Resources, Connection and Community for First Responders & Spouses
Wings of Change: peer-led, confidential, solution-based discussions regarding operational stress injuries and mental health challenges public safety personnel and front line workers may encounter and how this affects them and their families.
International Association of Firefighters- advance fire and emergency services, members protect more than 85% of population in CA and US and is one of the most active lobbying organizations in Washington, DC
CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS
SELF-CARE APPS
Exercise: YouTube: Yoga with Adrienne, Sydney Cummings
Sleep: Insight Timer (app), Nothing Much Happens (podcast)
Meditation: Insight Timer
Affirmations: I Am
PODCASTS
🎙️ Code4Couples
🎙️The Guns and Yoga Podcast
🎙️Proud Police Wife
🎙️The Overwatch Collective
🎙️Wives on Fire