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How the Association can help you – and what we can’t do!

Over the past 15 years we’ve supported Anyone involved in armed policing concern for us, as the idea of a charity
hundreds of members and their will recognise the importance of is to support others.
families. We’ve spent more than £4m both physical and mental fitness and A huge percentage of our members
in direct support and pride ourselves wellbeing. Many forces have efficient donate their £5 per month and expect
in thinking ‘outside the box’ when it occupational health departments and nothing and would only contact us
comes to the support we can provide. force employee assistance programmes when they really need support. The
The charity objective is to assist a to call upon. PFOA should not be the first port of
member and his or her family who While we will always be here for call. If you have an injury, you should
have been affected by an incident, our members and their families, we speak with a doctor or consultant. If
injury or illness that prevents them must consider carefully how we spend you are stressed because of work you
from working, or has a detrimental our funds, donated by our members, should speak with your line manager
effect on their home life sponsorship and other gifts. We or OH Dept.
that impacts on have in the past had officers However, we recognise that
their work. joining and within a sometimes you find it difficult to
day call us to request speak with others at work, or fear that
assistance for a by raising your concern you will be
pre-existing removed from operational duty. We
injury. This is have our own 24/7 Support Line for
obviously those that need to reach out urgently.
cause for Below are some examples of where our
support fits in.

1: Officer involved in
a shooting
We would be notified about you
(with your consent) by either your
Federation, Post-Incident Manager,
PFOA co-ordinator or yourself. We
have a specific way of recording your
details on our Chronicle database
that only certain members of
staff can access (CEO and
Ops Manager). After you
complete stage four
(your account)
of the post-
incident

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