i'm joined by sergeant mara pengal, sergeant art howard, and in the audience, officer dennis ro rodalis and chaplain megan roar. sergeant howard and pengal for tonight's presentation. >> good evening to you two. >> good evening. >> we'll put the presentation up. i want to give history about b.s.u. and how it started. we are a unit that provides and coordinates psychological support and education to all sworn and civilian members of the department. we provide crisis intervention, peer training, and we have referrals to licensed psychologists. this unit was created in the 1970s by one of our lieutenants, al benner, and for the use of crisis and trauma on the job and personal stressors. so, with all that we are presenting to you today, they provide and support education to our members throughout the law enforcement career. we follow the officers from entrance into the department -- into the department, beginning with the recruitment orientation and family nights and resiliency training. we do continuous professional training and addressing post traumatic stress, suicide, substance abuse an