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| In Maryland, Helping Correctional Officers Improve Mental Health |
| By usnews.com- Katelyn Newman |
| Published: 10/23/2019 |
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AFTER MORE THAN 20 years working as a correctional officer in Maryland, Dale Waldroff chooses a seat in a coffee shop with his back against a wall and eyes on the exits – a habit that's become second nature to him. Waldroff, 49, says he is the only one out of his late-1990s recruit class to remain in what can be an "unforgiving" workplace with stressful shifts and daily disturbances, leading those who are paid to guard the inmates to feel like prisoners themselves at times. Subsequently, mental health issues and substance misuse are prevalent among correctional workers, who can struggle to reach out for help and get the treatment they need. "Out of a 20-year career, you're probably doing about a 6 ½- to seven-year bit (in jail or prison) if you sit and add up all your time," says Waldroff, a corporal with the Anne Arundel County Department of Detention Facilities. "This is a profession where you're going to miss the recitals and the first baseball games and, unfortunately, even first steps and first words – but you know, it's a good, noble profession." A career as a correctional officer offers a steady wage with health care coverage and other benefits for those who don't have a college degree, Waldroff says. But what often gets glossed over are the high risks of depression, sleep deprivation, suicide and divorce that go hand in hand with long hours, as well as a high likelihood of being injured while on duty. Read More. |
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