Clinician’s Guide to Building Trust with Law Enforcement | S5 E11
This episode explores the vital connection between mental health and law enforcement. Dr. Medina Baumgart shares insights on the critical role of embedded clinicians, the mental health challenges retired officers face, and the importance of peer support programs.
This episode explores the vital connection between mental health and law enforcement. Dr. Medina Baumgart shares insights on the critical role of embedded clinicians, the mental health challenges retired officers face, and the importance of peer support programs. Discover effective strategies for building trust between clinicians and police personnel, explore successful co-response models, and learn about initiatives that combat mental health stigma within departments. Tune in for a comprehensive look at fostering a healthier police culture!
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Medina Baumgart
Police Psychologist
Dr. Baumgart is a licensed psychologist in California and a board-certified specialist in Police and Public Safety Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). She works full-time as an embedded psychologist within a law enforcement agency where she provides therapy, critical incident debriefings, crisis response and critical incident rollouts, training, consultation to peer support and chaplains programs, and consultation and support to patrol stations and jail facilities. Outside of her full-time job, she enjoys teaching and providing consultation to law enforcement agencies and personnel about a range of topics such as officer resilience, retirement, peer support, critical incidents, post-traumatic stress, and suicide. She is also married to a now-retired police officer and know firsthand some of the challenges that officers and spouses experience throughout a law enforcement career and into retirement.
