Can anyone confirm this?
- I don't know how to reach the folks in charge of this blog, but I have a good topic that will certainly shock most members of the CPD. In a time where manpower is at its lowest, violent crime at its highest and the expectations from the public and politicians of police performance is unrelenting, the repercussions on the police officer's emotional/psychological well-being are detrimental. You see, the ole Employee Assistance Program has succumbed to the ill-practices of HR Director Ladner and others in the Department. Let's start with an Officer seeking psychological help voluntarily and is then placed on medication to help with whatever the issue may be: PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Grief, et al. Common sense and a caring Department would say, "Well done officer for being strong enough to seek the help and carry on honorably with your profession". Hell no!! What happens is that the Department's Medical Section will dig in to find out if the Officer is taking what they call "Psychotropic Meds" like Ambien, Effexor, Prozac, and a plethora of other anti-anxiety/anti-depression meds. This dead is done by the MSS's nurses who will, upon receipt of a letter or prescription from a Doctor or Psychiatrist, call the Personnel Concerns folks at HR's new Performance Management Section, who will then sit the Officer down in their office, tell them that they are there to help (While asking the officer for their ID, Badge and Shield), read them some form that in essence sounds like "Miranda Rights", force you on the medical, and escort you in and out of their office with a "visitor's" badge around the officers neck. Really?? This is how the Department is "Helping" its officers in a time of emotional/psychological need?? Hitler treated his troops better than that!! This needs to be put out there for all to see....Fuck Ladner and her anti-police/psychological warfare against our officers. The time to change this shit is NOW. What about all the Officers coming back from the war zones with PTSD who are being treated by the VA?? Guess what, if the Dept's Medical Services Section finds out that they are on medication, they get stripped too. That is a crying shame!!
This would appear to violate a few long standing practices, certain contractual protections, the spirit of the EAP Program and maybe a HIPAA rule or two. We say "appear" since we have no direct knowledge, only this comment. Can anyone provide further info? Has anyone contacted the FOP with this issue?