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Trauma Resilience in UK Policing

 
Read more at: Author's story

Author's story

The Marshwood Vale magazine of the South West features a front cover piece on Dr Jess Miller and how she found herself working in trauma resilience. To read a bit more about how the personal meets the professional, honouring the trusted adage "Re-search is Me-search", click here.


Read more at: BLOG: The Policing Mind one year on

BLOG: The Policing Mind one year on

Here Dr Jess talks about how her first book The Policing Mind: Trauma Resilience for a New Era has had impact since 2022: Transforming Society ~ Getting inside the policing mind In doing so, the book as been passed to the Home Secretary in the hope of further change to our police service being more trauma informed and open...


Read more at: The Lancet featuring our trauma resilience project and trauma impact prevention techniques (TIPT)

The Lancet featuring our trauma resilience project and trauma impact prevention techniques (TIPT)

We are absolutely delighted to share that our project has featured in an essay by Jules Morgan in The Lancet Psychiatry on 21st March. Here is an extract : "People are only just starting to talk about complex PTSD, but we need to act now, says Jessica Miller (University of Cambridge, UK, and Police Care UK), Principal...


Read more at: The Casey Review of The Met: our trauma input

The Casey Review of The Met: our trauma input

We were really pleased to contribute to the Baroness Casey Review of the Met with a view to understanding how trauma exposure and resilience interacts with culture, standards and behaviour. Here is an extract from the full report 21 March 2023: "During the Review we spoke to Dr Jessica Miller, Director of Research at...


Read more at: Policing Trauma and Surfwell on the BBC: We Are England

Policing Trauma and Surfwell on the BBC: We Are England

Dr Jess joins the amazing Surfwell Team to talk about policing, mental health and the impact of nature and an open mind on trauma resilience. To view the episode trailer, click here


Read more at: Policing Blog for Global Compassion Coalition

Policing Blog for Global Compassion Coalition

Dr Jess talks openly about the current pressures on the UK police force and how the dynamic of compassion works both ways between policing and the social world we live in. To read the blog and hear more about the fantastic work of this pioneering coalition, click here


Read more at: Sunday Times article : Special Measures, trauma and policing

Sunday Times article : Special Measures, trauma and policing

processed-7607bc32-902b-4cec-822c-ab29467a0ccd_mfykmuy2.jpeg Article in the Sunday Times featuring our research on working conditions and PTSD in contemporary UK policing, see: What it’s really like to be a police officer: ‘We get called murderers and rapists’ | The Sunday Times Magazine | The Sunday Times (thetimes.co.uk)


Read more at: #breakthebias article for Transforming Society: coming out

#breakthebias article for Transforming Society: coming out

Jess writes honestly for the first time on stigma in her work with the police in academia, and on her own personal experience of gender fluidity. Quite a moment in many ways! Transforming Society ~ Women in academia and practice: Jessica K. Miller


Read more at: FIRST BOOK "The Policing Mind: Trauma Resilience for a New Era"

FIRST BOOK "The Policing Mind: Trauma Resilience for a New Era"

SO. Over 10 years of research written up in a practical guide with the odd titter, too. Not much to say, other than if you'd like to read it, please read it! And if you think it works, please share it. Policy Press | The Policing Mind - Developing Trauma Resilience for a New Era, By Jessica K. Miller (...


Read more at: Jess joins The Royal Foundation 2021-2022

Jess joins The Royal Foundation 2021-2022

Jess Miller is taking the Trauma Resiliene in UK Policing project to the fantastic Emergency Responders programme of work being undertaken by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Specialising in trauma support, Jess will be contributing to new provision to be unveiled later this year, so watch this space! For more informaion...


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Author's story

26 January 2024

The Marshwood Vale magazine of the South West features a front cover piece on Dr Jess Miller and how she found herself working in trauma resilience. To read a bit more about how the personal meets the professional, honouring the trusted adage "Re-search is Me-search", click here.

BLOG: The Policing Mind one year on

22 June 2023

Here Dr Jess talks about how her first book The Policing Mind: Trauma Resilience for a New Era has had impact since 2022: Transforming Society ~ Getting inside the policing mind In doing so, the book as been passed to the Home Secretary in the hope of further change to our police service being more trauma informed and open...

The Lancet featuring our trauma resilience project and trauma impact prevention techniques (TIPT)

23 March 2023

We are absolutely delighted to share that our project has featured in an essay by Jules Morgan in The Lancet Psychiatry on 21st March. Here is an extract : "People are only just starting to talk about complex PTSD, but we need to act now, says Jessica Miller (University of Cambridge, UK, and Police Care UK), Principal...

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