C.O.P.S. – Concerns of Police Survivors
Each year, between 140 and 160 officers die in the line of duty, leaving their families and colleagues to cope with the loss. C.O.P.S. provides crucial resources to help them rebuild their lives, with no membership fee—because the price paid is already too high. Founded in 1984 with 110 members, C.O.P.S. now has over 80,000 survivors, including spouses, children, parents, siblings, co-workers, and extended family of officers who have died in the line of duty, as defined by the Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022. C.O.P.S. is governed by a national board of law enforcement survivors, with programs administered by the National Office in Camdenton, Missouri, and over 50 chapters nationwide.
C.O.P.S. offers a variety of programs, including the National Police Survivors' Conference, scholarships, peer support, counseling reimbursement, summer camps, Outward Bound Adventures for young adults, retreats for various family members, trial and parole support, and more. Understanding that a survivor's distress is deeply impacted by an agency's response to the tragedy, C.O.P.S. provides training to law enforcement agencies on how to support survivors. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, C.O.P.S. is funded by grants and donations.
For more information, please visit the website: https://www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org/aboutcops