POLICE AND TROOPERS ASSISTANCE
Police and Troopers Assistance is a special project of Police Coalition of America PAC, a non-party political organization.
Our goal is to push for the election of Federal Candidates that support our police and law enforcement professionals that suffer from PTSD, displacement, and other medical needs such as transportation to and from medical appointments as a result of their high risk occupations.
MISSION STATEMENT
Police and Troopers Assistance has made it our mission to make sure our government is enacting legislation that protects and enhances our law enforcement officers and related agencies.
Our society is at a crossroads. For several generations, an expansive federal regime has marginalized and supplanted the institutions holding our society together. No wonder, then, that so much seems to be coming apart now.
As a special project to a non-partisan independent expenditure-only Political Action Committee, Police and Troopers Assistance will identify and promote any lawmakers who will pledge to stand with, advocate for, and help our nation’s police officers and law enforcement agencies.
The recent suicides of four police officers on duty during the Capitol insurrection, coupled with the recruiting and retention crisis in American law enforcement, warrants urgent action to promote officer wellness.
There were 174 officer suicides in 2020, making officers more likely to die from suicide than in the line of duty — even as shootings of officers increase. From April 2020 to April 2021, officer retirements increased 45 percent, a trend that shows no sign of abating.
One correlational study suggests that PTSD could account for up to 46 percent of cases of excessive force. To tackle these issues, the CCJ Task Force identified studies showing that cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce suicide attempts by 60 percent and help more than 70 percent of patients recover from PTSD (by comparison, only 7 percent of untreated patients recovered). Biomarker monitoring systems are also promising, allowing for the identification of officers who have physiological symptoms that may be caused by excessive stress, such as high blood pressure and an elevated heart rate.