The Destination Zero program has collected hundreds of useful resources from law enforcement safety programs around the country, including many of the programs recognized by the our awards.

Officer Wellness Award

Officer Wellness is the most encompassing category of the four, focusing on topics such as physical fitness, mental health, stress-induced trauma. suicide prevention programs, nutrition, and stress reduction. The category includes both mandatory physical fitness programs and incentive-based initiatives. Officer Wellness is a multi-faceted category that addresses an officer’s overall well-being. This award is presented to the law enforcement agency that has taken innovative measures and definitively demonstrated their ability to increase officer wellness. The agency has developed a program that has improved their officers’ wellbeing by reducing stress, increasing fitness, or actively promoting a healthier diet and lifestyle. The agency has institutionalized wellness practices that support physical and mental health amongst their employees. The program has become a component of employee development and is an integral part of managing the department’s Human Resources.

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Award Winners & Finalists

2023
Winner
Officer Wellness
McHenry County (IL) Conservation District Police Department
2023
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Herndon (VA) Police Department
2023
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Lafayette (IN) Police Department
2023
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Butte County (CA) Sheriff’s Office
2022
Winner
Officer Wellness
Stanislaus County (CA) Sheriff’s Department
2022
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Colorado State Patrol
2022
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Herndon (VA) Police Department
2022
Finalist
Officer Wellness
San Francisco (CA) Sheriff's Department
2021
Winner
Officer Wellness
Charlotte-Mecklenberg (NC) Police Department
2021
Finalist
Officer Wellness
La Mesa (CA) Police Department
2021
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Sioux City (IA) Police Department
2021
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Norfolk (VA) Police Department
2021
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Miami Beach (FL) Police Department
2021
Finalist
Officer Wellness
McHenry County (IL) Conservation District Police Department
2020
Winner
Officer Wellness
Reno (NV) Police Department
2020
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Baltimore City (MD) Police Department
2020
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Avon (CO) Police Department
2019
Winner
Officer Wellness
Prince William County (VA) Police Department
2019
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Delray Beach (FL) Police Department
2019
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Olathe (KS) Police Department
2019
Finalist
Officer Wellness
San Bernardino (CA) Police Department
2018
Winner
Officer Wellness
Bend (OR) Police Department
2018
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Citrus Heights (CA) Police Department
2018
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Osceola County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
2018
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Plymouth (MN) Police Department
2017
Winner
Officer Wellness
Stockton (CA) Police Department
2017
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Sidney (OH) Police Department
2017
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Wisconsin Department of Justice
2016
Winner
Officer Wellness
San Diego (CA) Police Department
2016
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Appleton (WI) Police Department
2016
Finalist
Officer Wellness
California Highway Patrol
2016
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Sandy Springs (GA) Police Department
2015
Winner
Officer Wellness
Indianapolis (IN) Metropolitan Police Department
2015
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Oregon City (OR) Police Department
2015
Finalist
Officer Wellness
Tulsa (OK) Police Department