Checkpoints

The Blueprint to Emotional Health for First Responders

By: Reuben G. Ramirez

Narrated by: Reuben G. Ramirez

In the battle for our emotional health, no one is coming to our rescue. First Responders pay a heavy toll for their years of service to our communities: a cost that is often paid at the expense of their peace, health, families, and sometimes their lives. The emotional health support systems that were in place to protect you were often, if not always, waiting for you to be broken before help was ever initiated. And as a result, we've just gone over the tipping point.

It's no secret that policing is a tough profession. What has been a secret is the real reason why policing is so difficult. It's not because of the danger, the bullets, or the bad guys. It's not even because of the shift work, late nights or fear of attack. Policing is hard because of what it does to your mind—and the amount of secondary trauma you consume. You stand in proximity to other people's grief, tragedy, and sadness on a daily basis. You absorb it and carry it whether you want to or not.

Law enforcement has never had a strategy to help process the daily exposure to trauma in a healthy way. There have been no time, tools, steps or processes to cope well, heal well, or recover well- until now. This nationally recognized, groundbreaking solution in Checkpoints is the first step in the process, and it will set your first responder agency on the pathway to a healthier culture and the healing that is deserved.

No one is coming to our rescue; no one ever has. This is our fight now. Follow this blueprint and together we can finally start to win at protecting our first responders' emotional health. This book is the blueprint to show you how.

©2024 Reuben G. Ramirez (P)2024 Reuben G. Ramirez

Flashpoint moment for first responders mental health

Checkpoints is one of the most innovative approaches to protecting first responders minds.
The model isn’t a check off the box program nor does it have to rely on technology to be effective. It’s building something within your organization to produce a healthier officer that can serve the community. Great book that truly lays out the blue print to create something lasting and meaningful for the men and women that serve.

Powerful

Emotionally stunning. I had never considered how much secondary trauma first responders consume. This book sheds light on a subject that has been kept away from the public view for far too long.

This book is a must read for anyone who loves or knows a first responder.