Cops4Cops

COPS 4 COPS Program is a non-profit organization developed to provide active and retired members of Law Enforcement in New York State with an objective and non-judgmental resource in which they can turn to for advice and assistance to work out their personal problems. Assistance services are also available to their immediate family members as well.

COPS 4 COPS is a voluntary confidential assistance program that remains separate from any law enforcement agency providing an array of services to include assessment and referrals to appropriate resources, peer support and crisis management 24 hours a day 7 days a week. No officer/member who sincerely seeks assistance with any problem will be turned away regardless of the nature or magnitude of their problem. In fact, a major goal of the program is to help the officer/member learn to handle his or her problems before they may lose their jobs, their family, or both.

COPS 4 COPS Program has staff personnel who are motivated and highly experienced professionals having first hand knowledge of all facets of employee assistance programming, human resources, labor management, substance abuse counseling and health care administration providing effective program evaluation. They maintain direct contact helping to mold and modify program needs to best suit each individual's needs, thereby ensuring program efficiency.

In coordination with the staff is a specific local, state and national network system composed of credentialed counselors, including psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed social workers, board certified alcoholism/substance abuse counselors, physicians, clergy members, attorneys, and financial management consultants, to name a few.

COPS 4 COPS uses trained volunteer peer support officers/members both retired and active to provide confidential peer support and referrals when appropriate identified from various departments throughout New York State. In addition, the program has also identified specialized treatment resources for both inpatient and outpatient mental health services meeting the specific needs of law enforcement officers/members and their families.

This program was developed by representatives from the following programs:

Catch a Falling Star
36 Woodgate Drive, Lancaster, NY 14086

The P.O. Stephen P. Driscoll Memorial Lodge #704
NY Fraternal Order of Police, PO Box 7, Carmel, NY 10512

The New York State Fraternal Order of Police
Empire State Lodge, 911 Police Plaza, Hicksville, NY 11801

The Center for Advanced Defense Studies
10 G. Street NE, Suite #610, Washington, D.C. 20002

Niagra Regional Police Services
Ontario, Canada.

Our program continues to be assisted by nationally prominent members from the Medical, Corporate and Government sectors. Initial funding is being rendered by the New York State Fraternal Order of Police Foundation and long term funding is expected through a combination of grants through the Government and Corporate sector.