2025.05.13 Silent Struggles: Traumatic Brain Injuries and Mental Health in Law Enforcement (Live Webinar)

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This presentation will address critical insights into concussions and mental health challenges among law enforcement officers. It will highlight key findings on the prevalence of head injuries and psychological conditions, emphasizing the importance of graduated return to duty protocols to improve officer well-being and career longevity.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries among law enforcement officers, including the short- and long-term impacts on their health and job performance.
• Identify effective evidence-based treatment pathways and management strategies for TBIs in law enforcement
• Describe key risk factors for TBIs in law enforcement settings and explore strategies to mitigate these risks, promoting officer safety and well-being.

Includes 1 ACBIS CEU.

Speaker Bio:

Jaclyn B. Caccese, PhD, FACSM is an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and a faculty member within Ohio State's interdisciplinary Chronic Brain Injury Program. Dr. Caccese is the leading researcher on the effects of repetitive head impacts and concussions in law enforcement officers. She led the creation of the nation's first return-to-duty protocol specific to law enforcement following concussions, and her research aims to translate evidence-based practices from sports settings to improve concussion management in law enforcement. 

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