Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.)

Day 2 of the Virtual National Police Survivors' Conference is starting in just 30 minutes! Please use the link you were emailed during registration to log on. We look forward to seeing you there!

We hope you felt the love and support of the Virtual Memory Board for the 2021 Roll Call last night. If you missed it, you can still watch here on Facebook at the original post or at www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org. Please note, if any submissions were left out, we will be correcting and posting an updated video next week.

C.O.P.S. invites YOU to take part in the 3rd Annual Blue Honor Gala on the evening of October 13th. This formal event brings together law enforcement, survivors and peer supporters to honor and celebrate our heroes. Get your ticket(s) today: https://www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org/national-police-w

You better register quick if you want to be in the first 200!!

The National Golf Tournament is almost here!! Register Today: https://www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org/eventsf461dd6e

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The registration deadline for Young Adults Camp is right around the corner, June 26th! Register Today: www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org/

THANK YOU to everyone involved with making Adult Children's Retreat a success this past weekend! A special thank you goes out to the retreat's Lead Sponsor: Golf For COPS

Don't forget to start 2021 by registering for these life-changing, FREE programs that are designed to give you the tools and support to work through grief in a comfortable setting with other survivors who understand you, counselors specific to the law enforcement family, located in a peaceful setting, and with amazing indoor/outdoor activity choices. These programs are for YOU and others walking the same path. Let us welcome YOU in 2021! Learn more and sign up at https://www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org/hands-on-programs

Share your plans for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on January 9th in the comments! Be sure to tag us in your posts and use #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay2021 and #COPSThanksCops

A Christmas message from C.O.P.S. Executive Director, Dianne Bernhard.

From the C.O.P.S. National Board and Staff, we want to wish you a Merry Christmas. We want to remind you that as a part of this blue family you are NEVER alone and your officer is NEVER forgotten.

When I started attending C.O.P.S. programs I was 11 years old, after having lost my dad in 2012 when I was 10. C.O.P.S. programs in general have brought me so much comfort and have given me new levels of friendships. I will forever be thankful for these relationships in a way I can't even put into words. I know I will always have someone that is a phone call away at all times. As stubborn as I am, I have to admit that counseling is actually helpful in the sense that we get t...o hear everyone’s stories. We then realize that we all have something in common. My pain and grief are turned into an experience that I can use to relate to so many others. You never really know how many survivors there are that can relate to you and care about you until you walk into the room. It’s like stepping into a wave of comfort to know that there are others who get you and what you are going through. To know that you are safe, and you are not alone by any means is by far the best feeling and the reason that I continue to attend Young Adults Camp. Anabelle Bitner, surviving daughter of Englewood (CO) Police Detective Jeremy Bitner, EOW 5/28/2012.

As we end 2020, a year where it was easy to let negativity take over our thoughts, C.O.P.S. wants you to focus on reasons to be grateful. In the comments below, tell us what you are grateful for and let the positivity spread! Let's start 2021 with hope, healing, and an uplifting outlook together! Don't forget to check in with survivors that you know during this holiday season. Lean on your C.O.P.S. family for support!