Minnesota Law Enforcement Family Support Network
Providing Family Focused Resources & Education.
For Families - general information
- Diagram of Family Support for Law Enforcement Families
- What Families Need To Know
- Wills for Heroes: Wills for Heroes programs provide essential legal documents free of charge to our nation’s first responders, including wills, living wills, and powers of attorney. By helping first responders plan now, they ensure their family's legal affairs are in order before a tragedy hits. The 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit Wills for Heroes Foundation supports these Wills programs, giving back to the community and "protecting those who protect us."
Book Resources
- EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Visions of Courage: The Bobby Smith Story
Bobby Smith
- The Will To Survive: A Mental and Emotional Guide for Law Enforcement Professionals and the People who Love Them
Bobby Smith
- Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement: A Guide For Law Enforcement Officers and Their Families
Kevin M. Gilmartin, Ph. D.
- CopShock, Surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Allen R. Kates
- Deadly Force Encounters: What Cops Need to Know to Mentally and Physically Prepare for and Survive a Gunfight
Dr. Alexis Artwohl and Loren W. Christensen
- RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY SUPPORT
- I Love A Cop: What Police Families Need to Know
Ellen Kirschman, Ph. D.
- How Can I Get Through to You?
Terrence Real
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
Terrence Real
- The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for Overcoming the Obstacles to Truth, Respect, and Lasting Love
Pia Mellody
- Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Jodi A. Mindell Ph. D.
- Supernanny, How to Get the Best from Your Children
Jo Frost
- How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too!
Sal Severe, Ph. D.
- Raising Good Children: From Birth Through the Teenage Years
Dr. Thomas Lickona
- How Much Is Enough? Everything You Need to Know to Steer Clear of Overindulgence and Raise Likeable, Responsible and Respectful Children-From Toddlers To Teens
Jean Illsley Clarke, Ph. D., Connie Dawson, Ph. D., and David J. Bredehoft, Ph. D.
- Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age
Dan Kindlon, Ph. D.
- No: Why Kids of All Ages Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It
David Walsh, Ph. D.
- Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
David Walsh, Ph. D.
- How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14
Chip Wood
- Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
Dan Kindlon Ph. D. and Michael Thompson, Ph. D.
- Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship between Adult Children and Parents
Jane Isay
- Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities and Household Chaos from Taking Over Your Life
Richard Carlson, Ph. D.
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families: Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World
Stephen R. Covey
- The Second Shift
Arlie Russell Hochschild
- The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work
Arlie Russell Hochschild
- The Drug of the New Millennium: The Science of How Internet Pornography Radically Alters the Human Brain and Body
Mark B. Kastleman
- INSPIRATIONAL OR RECOMMENDED READING
- Your Erroneous Zones: Step-by-Step Advice for Escaping the Trap of Negative Thinking and Taking Control of Your Life
Wayne W. Dyer
- What’s So Amazing About Grace? (Christian Based)
Philip Yancey
- Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
Richard Carlson, Ph. D.
- Leading With Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit
Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Stephen R. Covey