Episode #3: Building Resilience: Surviving Secondary Trauma with Darren Ivey

Darren Ivey is a Major with the Kansas City Police Department.  He is a United States Air Force Veteran and has been with his current agency since 1992. He served as the Department’s CIT Commander from 2012 – 2018 and through a partnership with Truman Medical Center’s Behavioral Health, Ivey led a team that developed a training program called “Building Resilience: Surviving Secondary Trauma”.  This training helps address the occupational risks of secondary trauma and acute stress.  Thousands of law enforcement, mental health professionals, and other first responders from across the country have attended the course since it's inception in 2015.   Major Ivey has a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice Administration and a Masters  Certificate in Criminal Justice Education.  He has an International Critical Incident Stress Certification for assisting individuals in crisis and group crisis intervention and was an inaugural member of the first Commander Peer Support Group in the Country. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Class 274.

During our conversation, we talk about the impact secondary trauma has on first responders, peer support, childhood adversity, the importance of self-care, and retirement.  Darren addresses the need to implement robust systems to follow up on initial resilience training. 

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His email is Darren.Ivey@gmail.com