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This video podcast episode features an interview between Matt Griffin and GPSTC host Kevin Angell, Ph.D. as they highlight Matt's journey through some of the hardest times in his life. Matt shares his emotional story about his law enforcement career, personal life, and more and what led him to believe that suicide was the answer to everything. Matt discusses some of the worst moments in his career and life and how they affected him mentally. Matt and Kevin talk about the book, Journey to Midnight, which is the memoir about his traumatic journey as US Navy Search and Rescue swimmer to a career as a police officer and undercover cop. Matt shares the heartbreak of divorce, the joy of single fatherhood, the dark streets of the drug underworld, and the thing that almost killed him, which claimed the lives of 228 police officers in 2019, and 22 military veterans per day - SUICIDE.
Below are some helpful resources.
Resources for Law Enforcement - dbhdd.georgia.gov/resources-l....
Journey to Midnight - journeytomidnight.com/
NAMI - www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Fro...
COPS - cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwaresources
Copline - www.copline.org/
Start the Conversation - starttheconversation.gpstc.org/