Welfare
North Wales Police Counselling
North Wales Police has a contract for counselling. They can provide counselling for any individuals who are suffering from stress, anxiety and/or depression. The counsellors can suggest combined pyschological and medical treatments to help support individuals.
The charity provides intensive treatments via its Physiotherapy and Psychological Wellbeing Programmes to Serving and Retired Police Officers, Police Staff, PCSOs and Special Constables. Payment can be made directly from your salary (with the exception of retired officers), please contact the Federation Office for more details.
Application forms to attend the PTC can be obtained from Occupational Health, or you can download a form from the PTC website here.
The Ben Fund is an independent charity dedicated to supporting and caring for the physical and mental health and wellbeing of police officers from recruitment into retirement. Benefits include
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Physiotherapy treatment at St Michael’s Lodge Lancashire and day treatment in North Wales
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Holistic Treatments available including mindfulness, massage and alternative therapies
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Counselling service provided to members on a self-referral and confidential basis
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Free Respite breaks to members and their families who require them.
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Financial hardship assistance via grants and interest free loans
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Death in Service grant of £5,000 payable immediately
The charity helps ease the financial pressures of bringing up a family when life changing circumstances such as the loss of either parent or an injury or illness to the Police Officer parent means they can no longer work.
Dedicated to protecting those who protect us. Police Care are there for every frontline officer, and their families, providing national support at local level that no one else offers to brighten and rebuild lives after injury or death on duty.
Blue Light Together is the place for UK emergency services staff, volunteers, retirees and friends and family to find information, ideas and support to help look after your mental health. It’s all in confidence.
How to support someone’s wellbeing
This booklet is for friends and family of police service personnel who want to know how to support someone’s mental wellbeing. It explains what can affect someone’s mental wellbeing, and how you can help someone stay mentally well.
[Supporting someone in the police service - Mind]
Silver Cloud is a free online mental health support package. You can access it without needing to go through GP services first and it is designed for anyone over 16 who may be experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, depression or stress.
Given the impact of Covid, the roll out of this direct access course supports those needing immediate help in supporting their wellbeing whilst reducing barriers to accessing support.
The Metropolitan Police Cancer Support Group
The Metropolitan Police Cancer Support Group is a bit of a one off, the group currently supports around 200 police officers and police staff who have been affected by a cancer diagnosis, this is just tip of the iceberg on the true numbers who are affected.
The group also offers their support to officers and staff from other force areas who are faced with a cancer diagnosis.
They work closely with MacMillan and give advice and support to members and also to line managers and senior management, Federation and staff unions and provide literature in the form of the Work and cancer toolkit.
If you need their help, you can contact them at: CancerSupportContact-.Mailbox@met.pnn.police.uk
National Police Autism Association
An independent body supporting UK police officers and staff who are affected by autism spectrum condition (ASC), Asperger syndrome, dyslexia and related conditions, either personally or as carers for family members.
Veterans’ NHS Wales is a specialised, priority service for individuals who have served in the Armed Forces, at any time in their lives and who are experiencing mental health difficulties related specifically to their military service (information on priority healthcare for other NHS services is available here).
Any veteran living in Wales who has served at least one day with the British Military as either a regular service member or as a reservist who has a ‘service related psychological injury’ is eligible to use the service.
A fully equipped 6 berth caravan near Aberystwyth, funded by Bobby’s On Bikes, to provide a free week’s stay for families who have been through tough or difficult times.
Police Mutual Wellbeing Toolkit
The booklet offers support regarding thinking, understanding and knowing about how to support the wellbeing of staff.
National Police Fund Education Scheme
The National Police Education Scheme provides financial assistance, in the form of grants, to the children of past and present members of a police office who are undertaking a course of higher education (e.g. university).
For further information please read the guidance notes.
To apply download and complete the application form.
For further information, click here.
Read & Write literacy software
Read & Write literacy software makes the web, documents and files more accessible, and is great if you have dyslexia, other learning difficulties, or if English isn’t your first language. From reading on-screen text aloud to researching and checking written work, Read & Write makes lots of tasks easier. If you’d like to know more, have a look at the quick reference guide below. If you need the read & Write software on your workstation, click on the installation link:
Read & Write self service installation
Read & Write quick reference guide
Health and Safety
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Health and Safety Executive (external link)
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Health and Safety – North Wales Police (internal use only)
Chaplaincy
North Wales Police Chaplain
Gerald Williams, volunteer chaplain to North Wales Police, can be contacted on 07971 254151.
National Association of Chaplains to the Police
Other links
North Wales Police Benevolent Fund
Hot topics
Quick links to information on the national Police Federation website:
