Responder Resilience

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S6 E28 Grief and Suicide Loss in Law Enforcement — Dr. Erie Crawford

S6 E28 Grief and Suicide Loss in Law Enforcement — Dr. Erie Crawford15 Jul44 min

She lost him. Then she found a way through. Lt. James Crawford (Ret.) of the Chicago Police Department was a pastor, a mentor, and the man everyone leaned on. Months after retiring, he died by suicide. His wife, Erie S. Crawford, LSW, PhD — a licensed social worker who saw the signs — made a decision in her darkest hour: this loss would not take her too. She buried him on a Saturday. By Monday, she was in therapy, fighting for her own healing. What she built from that fight is now helping sui...