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2026 Safety and Loss Control Workshop: Family Support for Public Safety

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First responder wellness extends beyond the employee. Families are often the first line of support before, during, and after critical incidents, making them an essential part of a strong wellness strategy. This two-part series explores practical ways agencies can strengthen family support to improve resilience, communication, and long-term wellness.

Start with the free webinar on Aug. 18 for an introduction to family support strategies, then continue the conversation with the more in-depth, interactive in-person training on Sept. 24. The webinar and in-session trainings can be attended independent of one another.

POST credit information coming soon.

  • Aug. 18 FREE WEBINAR: Beyond the Badge: Family Support as a Strategy for Recruiting, Retention, and Resilience

    This free session is designed to inspire agencies and attendees to think differently about first responder wellness by recognizing the critical role families and support systems play in recruiting, retention, and long-term career success and resilience.  Participants will receive an overview of family support strategies for agencies of all sizes that help strengthen communication, preparedness, and connection between public safety professionals and their families.

    Topics will include:

    • The impact of stress, trauma, and critical incidents on families
    • Building culturally competent support systems for first responder families
    • Practical ways agencies can begin implementing family support initiatives

    This session also serves as a foundation for a future expanded in-person training focused on Family Academy programs and their impact on recruiting, retention, and resilience; whole-family support during and after critical incidents; scenario-based learning; and practical implementation strategies for agency family support programs.

    Date & Time

    Aug. 18
    VIRTUAL
    11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

    Register for the webinar!

  • Sept. 24 IN-PERSON TRAINING: Family Academy and Family Support Programs: Strengthening Recruitment, Retention, Resilience, and Critical Incident Response

    First responder wellness does not begin and end with the employee. Families are often the first line of support before, during, and after critical incidents. As agencies continue to expand their wellness efforts, family education, preparation, and engagement represent important opportunities to strengthen overall support systems. 

    This highly interactive six-hour course explores the critical role Family Academy and family support programs play in recruiting, retention, resilience, wellness, and critical incident response across law enforcement, fire, and EMS agencies. Participants will learn how engaging families from the beginning of a career builds loyalty, strengthen organizational commitment, improves communication, and creates resilient support systems capable of navigating the unique challenges of public safety careers.

    Through case studies, tabletop exercises, group discussions, and scenario-based learning, attendees will examine the impact of stress, trauma, and critical incidents on families; explore healthy support and boundary-setting practices; and learn how Family Academy programs can work alongside wellness units, peer support teams, chaplains, clinicians, and agency leadership to create comprehensive support systems. Participants will leave with practical implementation tools and a framework for developing culturally competent family support programs that fit agencies of all sizes. 

    Date, Time, & Location

    Sept. 24
    9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (lunch included)
    Location:
    North Metro Regional Public Safety Training Facility
    11370 89th Ave N
    Maple Grove, MN 55369

    Register for the in-person workshop

     

Your LMC Resource

Ellie Hartmann

Event Coordinator

(651) 281-1274

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Cancellation Policy

All cancellation requests must be emailed to [email protected] 14 days prior to the workshop to receive a refund or avoid an invoice. No refunds will be made for cancellations received after this date. If you are unable to attend, please consider sending a substitute. Substitutions are permitted up to the day of the event. Please notify the check-in desk of any on-site substitutions. If you cannot send a substitute, please let us know as we anticipate a waiting list, and we may be able to fill your seat.