05/31/2026
Registration closes Thursday…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Alliance for Peer Support (ALLEAPS), in cooperation with the Poarch Creek Tribal Police Department, will provide peer support training June 8 - 11, 2026, at the Poarch Creek Public Safety Training Center, 6541 Jack Springs Road, Atmore, AL. This training has limited seating and is free. It will begin each day at 0800 and conclude at 1700.
The purpose of this course is to provide law enforcement officers with a distinct skill set, allowing them to deal with and assist other officers following high-stress job-related events such as:
• Officer-Involved Shooting
• Officer Down
• Custodial Death
• Su***de
Additional topics explain the reasons for (and provide solutions):
• Why do Police officers live 20 years less than the general public.
• Why do law enforcement officers commit su***de at 3-4 times the rate we are killed in the line of duty?
• Why career police officers in the U.S. are ranked first in alcoholism, divorce, heart disease, and post traumatic stress.
ALLEAPS is NOT counseling. ALLEAPS is a highly effective peer-driven method that exists exclusively within the law enforcement brotherhood instead of with well-meaning mental health professionals that officers typically do not trust.
Completing the 32-hour ALLEAPS training qualifies students to be certified peer support members identified in Title 36-21-14, Code of Alabama. This certification provides officers with identical privileged communication protection as a lawyer/client or doctor/patient.
This law enforcement training is RESTRICTED TO CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICERS, RETIREES, EMA OFFICERS, AND 911 DISPATCHERS/CALL-TAKERS with valid credentials. Upon approval, Chaplains and Mental health professionals who comply with the requirements of 36-21-14, Code of Alabama, may be permitted to attend.
The officer should have a good reputation, an understanding of the law enforcement brother/sisterhood, and the willingness to step up and take action when another police officer is in need.
Sponsored by: The Poarch Band of Creek of Indians/The Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement, Jacksonville State University
Registration: www.alleaps.org Training
Local Contact:
Officer Matt Johnson
251-368-9136
251-368-5011 (Dispatch)
For more information regarding peer support, visit www.alleaps.org
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