Resilient: Finding the tools to remain mentally fortified as first responders
In the first episode of 2024, Department of Criminal Justice Training Instructor Gabe Gillingham talks about the Kentucky Post-Critical Incident Seminar, tools for coping with trauma and day-to-day stress, first-responder self-care, resiliency training and more.
For more information about DOCJT’s Resiliency Section, click here.
For information about the Kentucky Post-Critical Incident Seminar, click here.
Contact Gillingham at gabe.gillingham@ky.gov.
About Our Guest
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Gabe Gillingham serves as an instructor within the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training’s Resiliency Section. He is also a peer support provider and program coordinator for the Kentucky Post-Critical Incident Seminar. Before joining DOCJT, Gillingham spent 12 years with the Hopkinsville Police Department –serving as a patrol sergeant and SWAT commander- and eight years on active duty with the Military Police. He served two combat deployments with the 101st Airborne Division.
Gillingham holds a bachelor’s degree in Homeland Security with a minor in Public Management from Austin Peay State University, a master’s degree in justice, Policy and Leadership from Eastern Kentucky University and several other certifications within the criminal justice and mental health professions.
In addition to his life of service, Gillingham spends his time with his wife, Melissa, and his four children, Blaine, Taylor, Ollie and Bailey.
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