• There are more than 900,000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving in the U.S., which is the highest number on record.
• A total of 1,512 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 10 years, an average of one death every 63 hours or 151 per year. There were 143 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2016. 
• Currently, there are 21,183 names engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
• During the past ten years, more incidents that resulted in felonious fatalities occurred on Friday than any other day of the week. The fewest number of felonious incidents occurred on Tuesday. 

IACLEA's Annual Conference & Exposition: June 23 - 26 

 

The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) advances public safety for educational institutions by providing educational resources, advocacy, and professional development services.  IACLEA's Annual Conference & Exposition convenes June 23-26, 2017 in Milwaukee, WI and provides an excellent forum for learning, meeting new campus safety professionals, networking with peers, and reviewing new products and services. 

The conference  program provides information on more than 25 workshops on relevant topics including de-escalation policies; timely warning and sexual assault; fair and impartial policing; social media and the digital community; compliance; community relations and community policing; and many more. Watch this short video for an overview of what's in store. Registration is available for individuals and groups and the early-bird discount is available through May 20th. 

 

The following keynote speakers will be in attendance: Frank DeAngelis, former principal, Columbine High School; Lt. Brian Murphy (ret.), survivor of 15 gunshots responding to a massacre at a Sikh temple; and Chief Jane Castor (ret.), who led a hunt for the assailants who killed two officers while simultaneously planning their funerals early in her tenure as chief in Tampa, FL.

 

We will also be at this year's conference and on the program schedule each day:

Making Each Day Count: Highlighting the Important Role of Substance Use Prevention

 

National Prevention Week (NPW), May 14-20, 2017, is a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-sponsored annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, substance abuse and mental health issues. NPW is held each year during the third week of May, an important time for campus and community professionals to re-focus on prevention. According to SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data on adolescents (PDF) and NSDUH data on full-time college students (PDF), adolescents and full-time college students most often use substances for the first time during June or July. The timing of NPW provides an opportunity to host prevention-themed events before the school year ends, a key period of social transition and a risk factor for youth substance use.

 

This year's theme, " Making Each Day Count," highlights the important role that individuals and communities alike have in helping people lead healthy, productive lives and in raising awareness about the importance of substance use/misuse prevention and promotion of mental health. SAMHSA acknowledges that substance use/misuse prevention and behavioral health are as important as physical health and encourages community-based organizations, schools, community leaders, behavioral health coalitions, and others who support prevention efforts to get involved during this NPW, and every week, to make each day count. This theme echoes the National Prevention Strategy (PDF) vision for a prevention-oriented society where all sectors recognize the value of health for individuals, families, and society and where everyone has a role in creating a healthier nation.

 

You can join in the #NPW2017 conversation on Twitter and discuss the remaining daily themes:

The National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council) is also celebrating NPW. "If we're going to make a difference, we have to start today," said Sara Howe, M.S., a certified health education specialist and National Council Board member. Howe, together with Richard Nance and the National Council's Addictions Committee, was instrumental in developing the recent publication,  Substance Use, Misuse and Addiction Prevention (PDF), which includes information on designing and implementing substance use/misuse prevention services and examples of best practice prevention programs and strategies. National Council President and CEO Linda Rosenberg proposes five steps in her blog, " An Ounce of Prevention: Celebrating National Prevention Week, May 14-20," that we can all take to move us toward a future when every week is prevention week.

 

For additional information and resources, view the list of SAMHSA's federal agency and national organization partners, available in English or Spanish .