The Brief
- A team of people on the Milwaukee Police Department is prepared to help when times get tough.
- That team is more than 30 members strong and ready at a moment’s notice.
- The wellness team has been engaged since the fatal shooting of Officer Kendall Corder.
MILWAUKEE – It is during difficult times, like the Milwaukee Police Department is experiencing right now, when it is helpful that there is a team of people in place to help.
There are more than 30 people with the department’s wellness team that help others through those trying times.
Helping with officer wellness
The backstory:
In June 2018, Milwaukee Police Officer Ben Ade responded to the crash scene of Officer Charles Irvine. Irvine was ejected from his squad while chasing a suspect.
Ade said the crash took a mental toll on him. …