What if better policing starts with taking better care of the people behind the badge?

In this episode, Elliott sits down with Hannah Longley, along with Ron and Billy, for a real conversation about police wellness, peer support, and the shift happening inside law enforcement. What started as one email and one honest conversation turned into a bigger movement around CIT, leadership, and doing the job differently.

They talk about critical incidents, what it actually feels like to carry those calls, and how peer support teams help first responders process the weight of the job. The conversation also gets into leadership, trust, bad debrief experiences, and why helping the helpers matters more than ever.

Hannah Longley, LCSW, owner of DOCHAS WELLNESS, LLC (Hannah@dochaswellness.com ) is a Maine native and licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience in community mental health, crisis response, and supporting first responders. Her background includes work within the mental health crisis system, contracting with the Maine Army National Guard, and prior work with NAMI Maine. She brings a strong, trauma-informed and systems-based approach to her work.

This one hits on policing, wellness, and the human side of the job—for officers, leaders, and families alike.