Surrey Police Chaplains Newsletter - June/July 2018
Welcome to the latest issue of Chaplaincy Matters featuring insights on mental health in communities, the impact on officers' workload, personal stories, celebrations, and initiatives of Surrey Police. Highlighted topics include a young woman's blog on mental health, reflections from officers, community events, and more. Explore the newsletter for a glimpse into the dedicated work of Surrey Police chaplains and officers in supporting the community.
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June 2018 July 2018 Issue No. 2 June 2018 Chaplaincy Matters The Surrey Police Chaplains Newsletter Welcome to the latest issue of Chaplaincy Matters which will include a feature on mental health in our communities and the impact this has on the workload of officers. We also know that pressure in the force can adversely affect the mental health of those we support in our chaplaincy work. HAVE YOUR SAY A young woman called Liv has written an excellent blog about her own mental health difficulties. Her blog details how the police have helped, and in some cases ways in which they have not been so helpful, but above all it is a positive piece that praises the force for what they do. -Something to share? Call Amanda Phillips on 07970 591770 There are some more fine words from the pen of John Sutherland, celebrations of achievements, some news about Surrey Police initiatives including details from Anna of a successful Surrey Heath fundraising event and a list of multi-faith religious festivals for July and August. or email: amanda.phillips59@hotmail.co.uk Patrick has recounted about his trip to the House of Commons to celebrate the Volunteer Police Cadet Scheme and Peter has written a personal piece with some background on his experiences. Please do let me have something personal about yourself, if you wish, or any events/thoughts that you would like to share. INSIDE THIS ISSUE FEATURING: Every blessing, Mental Health Amanda Dear Home Secretary Some Familiar Faces... Volunteer Police Cadet Scheme Celebration Nev Kemp, QPM Forensic Marking Kits Fundraising in Surrey Heath Introducing Peter Hills The Dog Section On a Light Note A Reflection? Spirituality in the Service Religious Festivals
*** Livs Blog *** Liv s insightful blog entitled Mental Health Crises and the Emergency Services - Helping you Help Me can be found via the link below. In her own words From a police perspective, if an officer is required to sit for many hours in a waiting room, A&E department or private place until mental health care can be put in place, this takes officers away from the street and from responding to other emergencies. From an individual perspective, to be in crisis and faced with police officers can be incredibly traumatic. However, the duty of the police to protect life means that there will always be times when police become involved in responding to mental health emergencies . https://fightingtoliv.wordpress.com/ **************************************************************** Broken can be Beautiful... 2
DEAR HOME SECRETARY by John Sutherland I suspect that this is a heck of a time to be taking on what must be a heck of a job. But if one lesson has stood out in recent days, it s a reminder of that most basic truth: people always matter more than numbers. Infinitely more. And, as you start in your new role, I wanted to make a handful of observations about the people who are policing. An Extraordinary Job Policing is an extraordinary job. People call it a job like no other . Police Officers call it simply The Job . For more than 25 years until I retired at the end of February this year it was my breathtaking privilege to stand on the thin blue line. My duty and my joy. Because, when you strip away all that really isn t important, the job is to: Save lives Find the lost Comfort those who are grieving and broken Reassure those who are afraid Protect the vulnerable Confront the dangerous Sometimes to risk it all Pause and think about it for a moment: these are the things that we ask and expect of our police officers. And I for one wouldn t have it any other way. The painful privilege of policing is to venture repeatedly into the hurting places amongst the broken lives and broken homes, the broken hearts and broken bones. Police officers go where most wouldn t, and they do what most couldn t. I m endlessly proud of the fact that they do. These are Extraordinary Times These are the most challenging times for policing in this country since the end of the Second World War. That s not clumsy hyperbole. It s just a simple statement of fact. Crime is rising certainly crime of the most serious kinds Demand is rising not least as a result of the gaping holes that have appeared in the delivery of other frontline public services Complexity is rising as crime crosses both geographic borders and digital frontiers Risk is rising as officers and staff are violently assaulted and each one of them remains an explicit terrorist target. And all of this is happening as the long term consequences of austerity continue to bite and policing numbers (and resources) sit at their lowest levels in a generation. We now have something like 21,000 fewer police officers in England & Wales, compared with eight years ago. There have been huge reductions in PCSO and police staff numbers as well. Still, coppers and their colleagues continue to do an entirely remarkable job: patrolling, responding, investigating, interviewing, arresting, helping, safeguarding, advising, chasing, intervening, consoling, making all the difference in the world. But the unavoidable fact remains that we have fewer people with fewer resources doing a job that is more difficult, more dangerous and more demanding than at any previous point in my lifetime. Extraordinary People In my time as a Met officer, I worked with heroes. Of course, some police officers are idiots capable of all manner of stupidity (and sometimes criminality) but most of them are just about as extraordinary as people can be. 3
