The grim reality in our proud nation is that more Law Enforcement Officers commit suicide than are killed in the line of duty. At age thirty-five, already a Lieutenant, Joseph James Banish took his impressive, fast-track life with his service weapon, the very symbol of the organization that he represented with such pride. What betrayals and contradictions could lead to such an act?
Law Enforcement Culture drove my older brother, my best friend, down a dead-end road. Clearly he needed support that he could not find. It is a tragedy, a waste of skill, compassion and decency.
Joey’s suicide crushed and inspired me like nothing else ever will. This book contains hard-won advice on how to ask for help when you need it, and offer help however and whenever you can. The programs described here work. They work . The solutions are real and essential to the survival of our Law Enforcement communities. www.NYLEAP.org
We used to be heroes, we must be heroes again. Every current, potential and retired law enforcement officer, at every level should read and share this story. My dream is to have a copy in every agency in the nation and if possible the world, so no one else loses their brother.
A portion of your purchase price will be donated to the programs that save the lives of our First Responders.