http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_120_A_Dream_Turned_Nightmare.mp3 Dick talks with Renae Griggs, a former S.W.A.T officer and Major Crimes Detective, about the psychological demands of a police career. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_120_A_Dream_Turned_Nightmare.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_120_A_Dream_Turned_Nightmare.mp3 <h4>A DREAM TURNED NIGHTMARE</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/18112119e86ba590ed2eed0f7abbd1a1" alt="Renae Griggs in uniform" height="100" width="100" />Renae in uniform</p><p>Renae Griggs is a former S.W.A.T officer and Major Crimes Detective who can attest to the overwhelming psychological demands of a police career and the emotional toll the job can take.</p><p>After thirteen years in law enforcement, Ranae was left a shell of a person and she nearly took her own life. </p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/60714bb0faaca977d3d2b4e7eb3c48ba" alt="Renae Griggs" height="100" width="100" />Renae Griggs</p><p>Believing she had been given a second chance, Ranae turned in her badge in exchange for a student I.D. She began a relentless pursuit toward an advanced education and helped set up Copline, a national crisis hotline that's staffed by retired police officers.</p><p>Today Ranae is devoted to assisting police departments nationwide to reduce the number of domestic violence incidents and suicides in police families.</p><ul><li>Find out more about <a href="http://www.copline.org/" target="_self">Copline</a> </li><li>Listen to <a href="http://www.musicforthesoul.org/lyrics_ptsd.html" target="_self">Heroes Unsung</a> written by Steve Siler</li><li>Read more about <a href="http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/general/fs_effects.html" target="_self">Post Traumatic Stress Disorder</a></li></ul><h4><a title="Add To This Story" class="addbtn" href="resolveuid/cc2a8297b6c0d5c86538f03c46448d35" target="_self">Add to story</a></h4><ul><br /></ul> Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:00:00