For individuals

Check out this list of common questions - click on each question to find out more.

• How do I support colleagues who have been assaulted?
  Operation Hampshire provides a strategy, processes and guidance to help us respond more effectively to assaults on police officers and staff.
• How do I find support and guidance around menopause?
  Watch a short video about what the menopause is, the symptoms, and read about the national support and guidance around menopause.
• How do I support colleagues after a suicide?
  The suicide postvention toolkit has been developed with Samaritans to provide a policing-specific resource to support staff after the loss of a colleague to suicide.
• How do I improve my sleep as a shift worker?
  We have made available a number of interventions with regard to sleep, fatigue, and shift work. Visit our healthy living section to find out more about our sleep, nutrition, and physical health services.
• How do I get myself moving as I spend all day at my desk?
  Here you'll find physical fitness videos aimed at getting you moving. They are simple, easy to follow and can be easily built into your daily routine.
• How do I promote mindfulness as a useful tool for managing individual wellbeing?
  Encourage your teams to participate and to share their experiences of MindFit Cop our eight week online mindfulness course.
• How do I find support and guidance for occupational health practitioners?
  Here you will find everything you need to know about occupational health within UK policing. This includes our police occupational health practitioner network and member page that contains up to date information, the good practice hub, and meeting summaries.
• How do I access self-care resources?
  Our self care campaign has lots of resources which you can use locally to raise awareness of mental health, the signs of burnout, secondary trauma and tips on how to look after yourself.
• How do I get guidance on challenging subjects including self harm and suicide?
  We have worked with the Samaritans to offer a series of five webinars. We hope that by openly talking about these subjects we can help to raise awareness, reduce stigma and give you the tools to sensitively manage any connected issues locally.
• How do I switch off to get better sleep?
  We have teamed up with The Sleep Scientist Dr Sophie Bostock, to create a 'Better Sleep Toolkit' aimed at supporting police officers, staff, and volunteers with fatigue and sleep problems. In this toolkit, you will find our four week better sleep online course, a series of webinars and some bite sized advice to help you improve your sleep.
• Can what I eat make a difference to how I feel at work, especially when working shifts?
  In our 'Nutrition for Wellbeing' section you'll find lots of video content, recipes, guidance and quick fixes on how eating better can improve your energy, wellbeing and help you to focus more clearly. We even have a five day meal planner for shift workers and a sugar solution challenge you can take part in.