Between the Lines
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Between the Lines is produced by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center. We have real discussions about real issues in public safety.
Between the Lines
1y ago
In this podcast, Laloni Smith, Keegan Merritt, and Brad McKinney discuss resiliency and different ways to deal with critical issues you are going through ..read more
Between the Lines
1y ago
Deb Downey, widow of Myron Downey, a former Missouri State Patrol officer, shares her story on how Myron's death unfolded. Listen to her perspective as a first responder spouse on dealing with PTSD, alcoholism, and suicide ..read more
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Today’s episode includes Sergeant Shawn Elmore with the Department of Natural Resources, Chance Howell who is an instructor with MCCD, and Brad Owens who is an instructor with GPSTC. The three of them discuss impaired driving and the training it takes to become a DRE ..read more
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Today's episode includes Justyn Weaver with Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Keegan Merritt with the Office of Public Safety Support. Justyn bravely shares his story of his critical incident. ..read more
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A new host, Macenzie Hester, is joined by podcast regular Keegan Merritt with the Office of Public Safety Support, Megan Etheridge with GPSTC, and Brad McKinney with GPSTC. This episode touches on stress management, peer support, ways to get help, and more ..read more
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Today we welcome back guest Keegan Merritt with the Office of Public Safety Support. Keegan shares how peer support impacted his life and how he became a peer support member himself ..read more
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Today’s guests include Laloni Smith, Keegan Merritt, Kerry Boggs, and Taylor Webb. Our guests bravely share their stories about experiencing an officer involved shooting and what followed that critical incident ..read more
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1y ago
Today's episode is all about Telecommunicators Week! Recognized this year from April 11th through April 17th. Our guests today include Melissa Alterio, Daniel Dunlap, and Anessa Westmoreland. These three discuss what each of their own traditions are for Telecommunicators Week, why it's important, and other ways to boost morale in the workplace all year round ..read more
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Jonathan Jones with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency joins us on this episode. He explains what a Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team (TERT) is and why they are important. We’ll discuss how to become a TERT member, what to expect when deployed, and more ..read more
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We bring on guest, Veronica Edens, with the Houston County 9-1-1 Center. Veronica gives her perspective of what it’s like working in a Center and also having a child diagnosed with autism and schizophrenia. We get to learn more about what it’s like living on both ends of the 9-1-1 phone call and tips for law enforcement to better handle these calls ..read more