The Brief
- Retired Coral Springs Police officer Richard Best shared skills and resources to help Tarpon Springs officers cope with mental stress.
- The training is mandatory for Tarpon Springs officers.
- Officers were advised to talk peer-to-peer and seek counseling.
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – The Tarpon Springs Police Department reached out for help when it comes to mental health among their officers, and they got it from someone who experienced one of the worst acts of violence Florida has ever seen.
The backstory:
The images of the terrible school shooting in Parkland are etched in our minds, and they still haunt now-retired Coral Springs Police Officer Richard Best. He was there and now talks to other law enforcement officers about the mental challenges of the job.…