EPISODE SUMMARY

Provincial Constable Laura Kloosterman brings 33 years of law enforcement experience to her role as Executive Director of Badge of Life Canada. She joins the 10-5 Podcast to talk about Badge of Life Canada and their support services.

EPISODE NOTES

Provincial Constable Laura Kloosterman brings 33 years of law enforcement experience to her role as Executive Director of Badge of Life Canada. She joins the 10-5 Podcast to talk about Badge of Life Canada and their support services, including the history of the organization, their mission, injuries and traumas, virtual peer meetings, and the vision for the future of the organization.

For additional information regarding Badge of Life Canada and their services, please visit https://badgeoflifecanada.org/

To reach Laura Kloosterman directly, please email laura@badgeoflifecanada.org

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program is available to eligible active and retired OPPA Members:

Telephone – 1-866-794-9117 (Available 24/7)

Email – info@encompascare.ca

Website – https://www.encompascare.ca/

The OPP’s Healthy Workplace Team can be reached at 1-844-677-9409. This number is answered 24/7 by a care navigator or mental health clinician. Callers can request information, connection to a peer supporter, or support. Please note that this is not a crisis line. The Healthy Workplace Team can also be reached by email at OPPHealth@opp.ca (not monitored 24/7).

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca