Roads Policing Month

The demands on roads policing and the toll it can take on officers’ mental health and wellbeing cannot be underestimated. That’s why in November 2020 we ran a month-long campaign to give recognition to roads policing and family liaison officers with a focus on their wellbeing.

To help make it easy, we’ve listed all our Roads Policing activity below for you to access.

New Roads Ahead Newsletter

We launched a new quarterly newsletter to bring you updates on regulations, training, best practice and more to share with your colleagues throughout the country.

Features include:

• Man Up, Man Down – our mental health awareness campaign
• Key updates – related news and regulatory updates
• Roads Policing Forum – members share the priorities within their role
• Case studies and stories shared – extraordinary stories from our campaign.

Videos

• National Chair, John Apter – talks about his days in roads policing and as a family liaison officer
• Police Care UK's Dr Jess Miller – talks about PTSD and trauma in a series of videos
• Collision Investigation Lead, Andy Smith – talks about his role in a series of short videos.

Case studies and stories shared

• The toll of policing our roads – Roads Policing Lead, Gemma Fox, talks of the trauma experienced and why we must support each other
• "Who’s going to look after the team if you fall over?" – Deputy Roads Policing Lead, Steve Taylor, talks about the importance of mental health and wellbeing for supervisors
• Trauma build up can destroy roads officers – Suffolk Police Federation Chair, Darren Harris, on why we need to address the trauma that comes with the job
• "We have to look after ourselves and each other" – Sergeant Scott Lee-Amies tells us about his personal struggles working in roads policing
• Trauma should not be accepted as part of the job – Lancashire Constabulary is going all out to help officers and staff cope with exceptional stress
• The role of a Family Liaison Officer – Lancashire Constabulary's Dave Thomas talks about the role of a family liaison officer.

Social Media

Our social media networks not only focused on our Roads Policing activity, but also highlighted our Hear 'Man Up', Think 'Man Down' campaign, which focuses on officers' mental health and wellbeing. Check out our social media pages below:

• Twitter - #RoadsPolicing, #ManUpManDown
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

Want to know more?

If you have anything that you wish to raise or want to share with the Roads Policing Forum, please contact:

Gemma Fox, National Roads Policing Lead

Email Gemma

Steve Taylor, National Board Deputy Lead for Roads Policing

Email Steve