LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q2 How long have you been a police officer? Answered: 627 Skipped: 0 5 years or less 6-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years 21-25 years More than 25 years Retired 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES 5 years or less 3.51% 22 6-10 years 7.97% 50 11-15 years 22.49% 141 16-20 years 13.24% 83 21-25 years 28.07% 176 More than 25 years 20.41% 128 Retired 4.31% TOTAL 27 627 2 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q3 Have you ever served in the military, either prior to, or during your service as a police officer? Answered: 599 Skipped: 28 Active duty military National Guard reserves No prior military... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Active duty military 23.04% National Guard reserves 4.51% No prior military service 72.45% TOTAL 90% 100% 138 27 434 599 3 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q4 Have you experienced critical stress on the job? (Critical stress is a strong emotional reaction that overwhelms your usually effective coping skills) Answered: 599 Skipped: 28 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 72.12% 432 No 27.88% 167 TOTAL 599 4 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q5 Do you believe your stressful experiences as a police officer has caused lingering or unresolved emotional issues? Answered: 433 Skipped: 194 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 70.44% 305 No 29.56% 128 TOTAL 433 5 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q6 Do you believe these behavioral health issues are a result of jobrelated post-traumatic stress? Answered: 305 Skipped: 322 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 95.41% No 4.59% TOTAL 80% 90% 100% 291 14 305 6 / 25 Question 7 Have your stressful experiences led to any of the following: (Please check all that apply) 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 81% 40% 30% 61% 80% 69% 66% 55% 20% 21% 10% 0% 1 Recurring/unwanted memories of incid ent(s) Easily angered or withd rawn Incre as ed jumpin ess or watch fulness Ch an ge in view of job or fu tu re Sleep problems Substance abu se Family/relationship p roblems Thou gh ts of suicid e 18% Question 8 If you have struggled with your reaction to a critical incident at work, how did you cope with it? (Please check all that apply) 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 65.9% 30.0% 56.0% 46.0% 20.0% 39.7% 29.8% 10.0% 22.8% 20.9% 16.9% 2.0% 0.0% 1 Professional help through work Professional help ou tside work Talking it over with p eers at work Talking it over with family or friend s Distractin g myself with hob bies Using alcoh ol or d ru gs Exercise Didn’t do anything I have n ot s truggled with any reactions LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q9 Do you believe there is a stigma in law enforcement that creates a barrier to seeking help for emotional or behavioral health issues? Answered: 595 Skipped: 32 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 84.87% 505 No 15.13% 90 TOTAL 595 9 / 25 Question 10 What concerns contribute to the stigma about seeking help? (Please check all that apply) 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 86.5% 68.5% 65.9% 61.4% 20.0% 35.3% 42.2% 10.0% 0.0% 1 Will put job at risk Work colleagues will not trust you r jud gment under pressu re Will be seen as weak or unfit for d uty Potential impact on family Service providers won’t understand the nature of my job Overall cultu ral stigma ab out behavioral/mental h ealth issues LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q11 Over the past year, do you feel that the stigma attached to getting help has Answered: 501 Skipped: 126 Increased Decreased Stayed the same 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Increased 15.37% 77 Decreased 25.75% 129 Stayed the same 58.88% 295 TOTAL 501 11 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q12 Are you aware of behavioral health services offered by your employer? Answered: 591 Skipped: 36 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 97.80% No 2.20% TOTAL 80% 90% 100% 578 13 591 12 / 25 Question 13 Have you used your employer’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) or BSS (Behavioral Science Services) for emotional or mental health issues related to your job? 50.00% 45.00% 40.00% 35.00% 30.00% 25.00% 20.00% 46.15% 38.63% 15.00% 23.42% 10.00% 5.00% 8.38% 0.00% 18.97% 5.30% 1 BSS service s EAP Services Peer supp ort services Talking with a fellow officer (not part of peer s upport) Private Cou nseling Have n ot u sed Question 14 Please rate how helpful the following services were for you personally. 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 2.39 1.64 1.13 0.5 0.59 0.6 0 Weighted Average BSS services EAP services Peer support services Talking with a fellow officer (not part of peer support) Private Counseling LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q15 Do you believe interactions with BSS remain confidential? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 49.14% 287 No 50.86% 297 TOTAL 584 16 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q16 Do you believe there are adequate behavioral health services available to police officers? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 55.99% 327 No 44.01% 257 TOTAL 584 17 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q17 Do you believe there is adequate recognition that behavioral health support services for police officers are important or necessary? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 58.05% 339 No 41.95% 245 TOTAL 584 18 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q18 Have you ever received training on your police department’s behavioral health services? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 74.83% 437 No 25.17% 147 TOTAL 584 19 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q19 Do you believe greater awareness about behavioral health and posttraumatic stress in law enforcement will lead to improved services to address these issues? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 84.93% 496 No 15.07% 88 TOTAL 584 20 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q20 Do you feel the public is aware of the effect that critical stress has on police officers? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 5.82% No 94.18% TOTAL 80% 90% 100% 34 550 584 21 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q21 Have you ever been involved in an Officer Involved Shooting? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Yes Yes, My partner fire... No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 27.05% 158 Yes, My partner fired but I did not. 15.07% 88 No 57.88% 338 TOTAL 584 22 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q22 Have you ever had someone shoot at you or attack you with a weapon? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 69.52% 406 No 30.48% 178 TOTAL 584 23 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q23 Do you believe there is adequate recognition from LAPD leadership that behavioral health support services for police officers are important or necessary? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 36.64% 214 No 63.36% 370 TOTAL 584 24 / 25 LAPPL Behavioral Health Survey Q24 Do you feel that access to behavioral health services has gotten better or worse over the last 2 years? Answered: 584 Skipped: 43 Better Worse About the same 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Better 30.99% Worse 6.51% About the same 62.50% TOTAL 80% 90% 100% 181 38 365 584 25 / 25