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NEWS The response policing team from Doncaster took on the challenge.


MOUNTAIN CLIMB LIFTS OFFICERS’ MENTAL HEALTH


M


ind over Mountain SYP is a project that focuses on getting police officers, and anyone from


the policing family, into the outdoors walking to improve their wellbeing. It was started last year by PC Paul


Buck of South Yorkshire Police and colleagues Dan Radford and Matt Cowling to counter mental health issues caused by the job. The walks in the Dark Peak, the higher


and wilder part of the Peak District, are a good opportunity for officers to get out into nature and many choose to open up about what they have experienced while taking time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. However, there is no expectation that officers talk about anything other than the walk. The team has also partnered with the


Rock 2 Recovery charity for larger events further afield. Paul said: “I started the project


after experiencing mental health issues through work which were compounded by family bereavements. I found that spending time in the outdoors had a huge positive effect on my mental wellbeing.” Supported by their Force and


Federation, Paul, Dan and Matt take care of the initial walk planning, communication with attendees, maintaining safety on the hill and arranging a venue for food and drink after the walk. And, of course, every good walk has a pub at the end where people can talk and share memories of the day. The project has been such a success that they are now also partnering with


West Yorkshire Police – Mind Over Mountain WYP is run by Inspector Paul Riley. To find out more about the Mind Over


Mountain SYP Project, or arrange a similar event, please contact Paul via: paul.buck@southyorks.pnn.police.uk


Humberside officer teams up with charity to educate youngsters


A Humberside officer is helping to educate children on crime, prison and the police after teaming up with the same charity that visited her primary school and cemented her life-long desire to join the police. Ria Featherstone, a Neighbourhood


Beat Officer, works with ‘Prison Me, No Way!’ (PMNW), a charity led by former prison officers to raise awareness among young people about the causes and consequences of crime while, in turn, inspiring them to abide by the law. Ria managed to secure £5,000 of


funding for the charity to launch a local community project which meant it could visit local primary schools, speaking to children aged nine to 11. “Having early contact with youngsters is really important to us as a team,” said


Ria, “If we lay the groundwork early and educate schoolchildren then they are less likely to get into trouble in the future. “We hope that it encourages them to build trust and confidence in the police and prison service. We hope that they feel they could come to us about any problems they have and hopefully the sessions will prevent them from becoming involved with crime.” Ria has attended each of the events, which focus on anti-social behaviour, criminal exploitation and online bullying. She says that the children have started to recognise her when she is out on foot patrol. “It humanises police officers and


encourages children to see us as more than just people who are there to tell them off,” she adds, “It really does help to


build the bridge between communities and the Force.”


During each school visit, the children


experience what being in prison would really be like, thanks to the cell that has been replicated in the charity’s van, explains Ria, who remembers the charity visiting her school when she was growing up. She says: “It was so interesting, learning about the crimes and getting an insight into the job.” Following the success of the partnership, Ria has arranged for a further seven schools in the wider Hull area to receive visits from PMNW, with the local Neighbourhood Police Team staff for each location attending the events.


15 I POLICE I JUNE 2021


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