36 - Supporting Police Officers in Baltimore County with Sgt. John Haddaway

36 - Supporting Police Officers in Baltimore County with Sgt. John Haddaway

How does a large police department take care of its own? How do they make sure that officers are well, healthy and have the tools they need to thrive in their mental and physical well being?

Today on the podcast my guest is Sergeant John Haddaway he is a 24 year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department. He currently serves as the Department's Peer Support and Wellness Manager. We talk about how his team supports the officers within the Baltimore County Police Department and how this unit came to be.  So Stay tuned for this informative conversation! 

ABOUT THE GUEST



Sergeant John Haddaway is a 24 year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department. He currently serves as the Department's Peer Support and Wellness Manager, in addition to ad-hoc roles on the Dignitary Witness Protection Team and Special Response Team. Sgt. Haddaway is also a general, Taser, and firearms instructor. During his tenure Sgt. Haddaway has served in patrol, directed enforcement, investigations, homeland security, emergency management, intelligence, counter-terrorism, public-private partnership SHIELD Program manager, and as the planning chief of the Department's Incident Response Team during the COVID pandemic.

Sgt. Haddaway served in the Maryland Army National Guard for ten years as part of an infantry unit and in a recruiting and retention role. He was also federally activated for over a year with MDARNG as part of Operation Noble Eagle.

CONNECT WITH JOHN

https://www.baltimorepolice.org/transparency/bpd-policies/1711-peer-support-program

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-haddaway4603/

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