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119 - Suicide Prevention is Broken: Dr. Olivia Johnson

August 04, 2025 • Jared Altic

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On this episode we're talking to Dr. Olivia Johnson from Blue Wall Institute. She is a researcher and subject expert on police wellness and specifically on police suicide and she is the jagged little pill stuck in the throat of the huge law enforcement machine that is funneling huge amounts of money at suicide prevention. Today she's going to talk about suicide prevention is broken, primarily because of the things that no body, not the family and not the agency, wants to talk about. But these are the things that a serious researcher like Olivia uncovers. Settle in because this is a conversation that shines a light where no one wants to look.

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https://www.bw-institute.com

Music is by LesFM

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 119

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Police, Autopsy, Epidemic, Family, Funding, Relationships, Prevention, Propaganda, PTSD, Research, Suicide, Statistics

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