CMPS StaffSep 1, 20211 minIndiana MBWR Training is Complete!The pilot 10-Week Mindfulness-Based Wellness & Resiliency Training at the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Indiana is complete!...
CMPS StaffSep 1, 20201 minNYT Bestselling Author Bestows Gift to Nation’s PrisonsIn partnership with Compassion Prison Project, Sam Harris – neuroscientist, philosopher, podcaster and five-time New York Times...
CMPS StaffApr 10, 20201 min“It Spreads Like Wildfire”: The Coronavirus Comes to NY’s Prisons“I have never experienced this level of panic coming from our families, corrections staff, government, and the media” “It is absolutely...
CMPS StaffApr 10, 20201 minCoronavirus in Prisons“I have never experienced this level of panic coming from our families, corrections staff, government, and the media...” “It is...
CMPS StaffOct 17, 20191 minUtah County deputy helps fellow officers, inmates through mindfulness, meditation“When we go into a room where everybody is having a crisis, we don’t want to bring our own crises with us. When we yell, we are actually...
CMPS StaffJul 2, 20191 minA Conversation Regarding the Spiritual Wellness & Resiliency of Corrections ProfessionalsRecently, the Center for Mindfulness in Public Safety’s Director of Training & Research, Fleet Maull, had the pleasure of speaking to...
CMPS StaffJun 5, 20191 minFighting Stress in the Law Enforcement CommunityCorrections officers work in confined societies that are, by definition, dangerous. The stress levels are so high that, in one study, 27...
CMPS StaffMar 20, 20191 minAlabama Governor to Hire 500 New CO'sAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey released an agenda Tuesday night focused heavily on priorities she has promoted for months with new initiatives and...
CMPS StaffFeb 15, 20191 minMBWR in Action!Center for Mindfulness in Public Safety (CMPS) is leading a 10-week Mindfulness-Based Wellness & Resiliency® (MBWR) training in Ontario,...
CMPS StaffNov 14, 20181 minThe hardships of correctional officers often go unseen by the publicCOs suffer from PTSD at more than double the rate of police officers and the general public. Recent statistics found 34 percent of...
CMPS StaffOct 8, 20181 minMississippi prisons creating stress-reduction rooms for employees“Because of the conditions that they work in, where you hear the clanging of cells all day, having to eat your lunch in front of...
CMPS StaffDec 5, 20171 minMeditating with Officers on Rikers Island, New York City’s Notorious Jail Complex“You guys know anything about stress management?” Justin von Bujdoss is speaking to a group of about 40 correction officer recruits,...
CMPS StaffOct 10, 20171 minBattling job stress: How correctional officers can strengthen their resilienceOne of the most important factors necessary for good mental health is resilience. Resilience is that human quality that allows one to be...
CMPS StaffSep 22, 20171 minCorrectional Officer Suicide Rate Rivals That Of Vietnam VetsFar too often society focuses on the lives of those behind bars, and rarely on those who work inside correctional facilities. Prison is a...
CMPS StaffAug 10, 20171 minSenators hope ‘landmark’ study will help transform Canada’s prison systemA Senate committee is touring prisons across the country and in other parts of the world as part of a two-year probe into the human...
CMPS StaffJul 3, 20171 minMaintaining Balance to Protect Against Correctional StressAre you a human being, or a human doing? That question was at the heart of a workshop on stress, mindfulness and work–life balance...
CMPS StaffJun 6, 20171 minStrategies to Enhance Staff Wellness: Expert Emphasizes the Importance of Healthy Lifestyle ChoicesIrish playwright George Bernard Shaw once remarked, “If you sacrifice yourself for others, you will neglect them very soon.” Put simply,...
CMPS StaffApr 19, 20171 minHelping Those Who Keep Us SafeOn a daily basis, first responders — police, firefighters, EMTs, corrections officers and military personnel — put their lives on the...
CMPS StaffNov 3, 20161 minDocumentary Explores Meditation in Mexico PrisonsWhen Greg Hopkinson walked into one of the most violent prisons in Mexico – a jail where 44 inmates died in a battle between rival drug...