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Alabama Law Enforcement Alliance for Peer Support

ALLEAPS

Guarding Sheep. Pursuing Wolves. Saving Sheepdogs.

The Corporation is organized exclusively for providing crisis intervention training and response services to first responders and community members with a goal of equipping individuals and/or agencies to deal with critical incidents, within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or the corresponding provision of any subsequent federal tax law.

About ALLEAPS

We can help your agency with proper protocols for funerals, arranging for extra support for the agency during the days immediately following the incident, making sure the family is aware of the benefits available to them, and more. The more you prepare and train in ADVANCE, the better for all!

We have a chaplains’ component within our program, which offers great benefit to many officers.

For those who have received the training, we now have a great law in Alabama that defines our communication as “privileged.”

We offer support and resources for LEO’s “Law Enforcement Officers” and Dispatchers who want help with:

family issues (we have programs for spouses and families)

financial matters

suicide prevention, intervention, and follow-up

alcohol and/or substance abuse problems

other personal concerns

The Alabama Law Enforcement Alliance for Peer Support : Board of Directors

President: Tim P. Faulk, PhD
Vice President: Heath Carpenter
Treasurer: Donald Rawlinson
Secretary: Crystal Clements

Members:
James Whitehead, CPA
Chief John White, Attorney
Keith Frith, Pastor, Harvest Church

Why We Do This

It’s no secret that a law enforcement career places unique stressors on cops. We’re good at what we do because we can exist on Adrenalin and caffeine; we’re doggedly determined, fiercely loyal, and always “in control.”

We remain stoic and professional in the face of the senseless tragedy we view daily. Despite the low pay, long hours, and no “normal” life on holidays and weekends, we report for work as scheduled because the battle of good versus evil rages on.

We know that without us, anarchy would rule society. Only a cop understands that this is who we are, not just what we do. We really are 24/7. The bottom line is that what makes us good at our jobs does take its toll on the rest of our lives.

We’re taught to “keep it all in” from the first day at the academy, to protect our families, because society just doesn’t understand the cop sub-culture and because it’s just not “police” to show emotion. Every day, police face high-stress events – situations that hold the potential to invoke powerful emotions which have the potential to interfere with our ability to function, either at the scene or later. Shootings, accidents, use of physical force, injuries, seeing injured victims (especially children), deaths (especially line-of-duty-deaths), suicides (especially police suicides), sudden health problems, and the myriad of tragic events that we witness happening to others (and ourselves!) daily are all examples of critical incidents. But sometimes, our “survival techniques” are self-destructive.

Did You Know:

  • the life expectancy of a cop is 59 years (78.56 years for civilians)
  • there are 125-150 cop suicides each year; two to three times as many cops kill themselves each year than are killed by a bad guy!
  • there is a 72% divorce rate among 10-year veterans
  • alcoholism among cops is twice the national average
  • domestic abuse is twice the national average

THIS DOESN’T HAVE TO BE; THAT’S WHY WE’RE HERE!

We’re cops just like you. We’re here to respond and help you deal with the physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual effects of job-related stresses. You are not alone! If you have any questions, please get in touch with us.

You should know this about us too:

ALLEAPS is made up of professional emergency responders who care enough to volunteer their time to “be there” for their brothers and sisters in tough times. ALLEAPS is privately funded. We have no employees, no government grants, and we are independent of being “controlled” by any agency or department. ALLEAPS proudly provides focused, practical peer support and training to emergency responders without cost.

Our purpose, motivation, and reason for existence are for the same reason you do your job. We are your fellow officers who answer the same calls, deal with the same people, write the same reports, and experience the same unique challenges as you do. If you have experience from the interior of our law enforcement brotherhood, you have brothers and sisters at ALLEAPS that understand things the way you do.

You should know this about us too:

ALLEAPS is made up of professional emergency responders who care enough to volunteer their time to “be there” for their brothers and sisters in tough times. ALLEAPS is privately funded. We have no employees, no government grants, and we are independent of being “controlled” by any agency or department. ALLEAPS proudly provides focused, practical peer support and training to emergency responders without cost.

Our purpose, motivation, and reason for existence are for the same reason you do your job. We are your fellow officers who answer the same calls, deal with the same people, write the same reports, and experience the same unique challenges as you do. If you have experience from the interior of our law enforcement brotherhood, you have brothers and sisters at ALLEAPS that understand things the way you do.

ALLEAPS Regional Coordinators

John Gallups
(334) 201-2432
ALLEAPS Chaplain Coordinator
alleapschaplain@gmail.com

Will Glover
(334) 828-1721
ALLEAPS State Coordinator
wnglover@dothan.org

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Region A

 

Jamie Maloy
ALEA, SBI, Major Crimes
(334) 328-8828
jamie.maloy@alea.gov

Chuck Sutherlin
Foley Police Department
(251) 424-0451
csutherlin@foleypolice.org

 

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Region B

 

David Jay
Houston County Sheriff’s Office
(334) 791-9931
captdavidjay@gmail.com

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Region C

 

Heath Heaton
ALEA State Trooper
(334) 352-5867
heath.heaton@gmail.com

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Region D

 

Jeremy Peterson
ALEA, SBI, Alcohol
(334) 239-1182
jeremy.peterson@alea.gov

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Region E

 

Steve Thompson
Winfield Police Department
(205) 712-2375
chanceadventure@hotmail.com

Jason Clifton
State Fire Marshal Office
(205) 431-6806
j_bird106@yahoo.com

 

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Region F

 

Robbie Rainwater
Arab Police Department
(256) 200-5407
arab828@yahoo.com

Jean Aiton
Huntsville Police Department
(256) 541-2356
jean.aiton@huntsvilleal.gov

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Region E

 

Tim Gardiner
Pardons and Parole
(205) 790-3596
timothy.gardiner@paroles.alabama.gov

Vanessa Jackson
Birmingham Police Department
(205) 368-4760
vanessa.Berry@birminghamal.gov

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