Law Enforcement and EMS Sectors

The Mission Is to Keep Everyone Coming Home.

Core Connections and SafeSide CARE help law enforcement, EMS, and justice teams recognise risk, respond with confidence under pressure, and support one another through challenging situations. Together, they strengthen team cohesion, promote consistent responses, and help ensure no one carries risk alone. Through facilitated team discussions, practical learning activities, and role-specific training, staff build skills they can apply in everyday interactions and high-pressure situations.

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Core Connections has been successfully implemented in high-pressure team environments where trust, connection, and early support are critical to safety and performance. Core Connections, known as Wingman Guardian Connect in the United States Air Force, reduces hidden suicide risk (Wyman et al., 2020, 2022) and fosters a culture of support. The program protects vulnerable team members through stronger networks, not just individual detection.

What Participants Say About Core Connections

“In our profession, it's important to laugh... and this definitely is a lot of laughing.”

New York State Police Core Connections Participant

“Good participation in this format.”

New York State Police Core Connections Participant

Wingman Connect training is different in a way because it has a lot more interactivity within it. There's a lot more I put into it, and the more I put into it, the more I'm getting out of it because I'm really sharing with others and accepting other people's takes.

Wingman Guardian Connect Participant

A change that I noticed within myself after [Core Connections] is I feel like I've opened up a lot more. I've always been an outgoing and very open book type of person, but I also never left my room. I'll be frank, I just don't leave my room. I'm not going to, I don't want to. But since I made a lot of those friendship bonds in [Core Connections], people forced me to leave my room and really want to go places.

[Core Connections] Participant

The people who run [Core Connections] have a good way of being like, ‘Hey, this person from this group hasn't spoken, so let's get your take’. And then that person who once felt lonely has a chance to express themself and maybe connect with others a little bit more. And I feel like that's really important.

[Core Connections]Participant

What matters most

Strong Teams. Clear Response.

These roles rely on trust, communication, and people looking out for each other. SafeSide builds on that foundation. It strengthens connections across teams and gives staff a clear way to respond when someone is struggling. Leaders act with confidence, responses are consistent, and no one is left to manage risk alone. Together, Core Connections and SafeSide CARE form one system.

Core Connections

An interactive, evidence-based program that strengthens trust, reduces isolation, builds practical support skills, and helps teams look out for one another in demanding environments.

SafeSide CARE

An interactive, evidence-based program that strengthens trust, reduces isolation, builds practical support skills, and helps teams look out for one another in demanding environments.

Evidence and Evaluation

An interactive, evidence-based program that strengthens trust, reduces isolation, builds practical support skills, and helps teams look out for one another in demanding environments.

Looks Like Your Force

An interactive, evidence-based program that strengthens trust, reduces isolation, builds practical support skills, and helps teams look out for one another in demanding environments.

While Core Connections strengthens how teams support one another, SafeSide CARE provides a practical framework for responding when someone is experiencing suicidal distress. When it comes to safety planning, "what" you do matters, but "how" you do it matters more. SafeSide CARE is created through clinical and lived experience expertise and provides evidence-based strategies, such as developing safety plans for foreseeable changes and engaging support networks.

Support for Your Teams. Results Prove It.

SafeSide programs support measurable improvements in workforce confidence, connection, and suicide-specific care practices across clinical settings.

Data (Wyman 2020, 2022) for Wingman Guardian Connect (Core Connections) shows

50%

of participants less likely to need corrective training.

5×

of participants less likely to feel isolated

Data for New York State Police Core Connections shows

90%

of respondents retained knowledge (on average)

88%

of respondents would apply the skills learned to strengthen relationships and support others

SafeSide CARE evaluation data shows

84%

of participants say they can apply the training in their job.

95%

of Youth Services participants confident in suicide prevention after the workshop.

Promising Outcomes of Wingman-Connect Program in Reducing Suicidal Behavior Among US Air Force Personnel (opens in new tab)

Framework for Suicide Prevention: Overview and Evidence Summary (opens in new tab)

Best Practice in Workplace Award: SafeSide Project, Department of Defence Mental Health & Wellbeing Branch (opens in new tab)

Wingman Guardian Connect: Replacing briefings with bonding (opens in new tab)

Learn More About Each Program

Core Connections

SafeSide CARE

SafeSide CARE Testimonials

This workshop has assisted in boosting my confidence in how to most appropriately approach a person at risk of suicide, particularly in my work environment. There are times it can feel very daunting when you are working with someone that you don't know (or have a familiar relationship with) that are expressing thoughts of suicide. This workshop helped solidify my confidence in how to most appropriately provide assistance to a person I am not familiar with.

Direct Support Staff, SafeSide CARE Participant

SafeSide's content and its people are amazing. The support we receive and the connections that have been made are improving our ability to provide a service that is truly "beyond safety". We already held the values, many parts of the knowledge, and some of the skills, but the SafeSide Framework brings it all together, and helps us to identify what we are doing well and where we need to keep building.

Clinical Services Director, SafeSide CARE Participant

Frequently Asked Questions

Services engage with SafeSide in different ways depending on their goals, workforce needs, and service setting. Some organisations begin with a single workshop or program, while others build longer-term partnerships focused on practice consistency, workforce support, implementation, or culture change across teams and systems.

Once you connect with us, you’ll be guided through a simple step-by-step process — starting with a call to understand your goals, followed by planning and building the right pathway for your context. You can read more about the full process on our What to Expect page.

Yes. Many services begin with CARE and CAMS in priority teams, then add Core Connections for well-being and Restore to strengthen culture after incidents.

All programs are designed to fit busy clinical schedules:

- Core Connections: interactive team sessions

- SafeSide CARE: InPlace® video-based workshops with continuous learning

- CAMS: structured training with support

- Restore: ongoing network meetings

Pricing varies by service size and delivery format. Most services find the cost is less than a single lost training day, with the return of stronger teams, more confident care, and consistent practice.

Core Connections: 6–8 hours across three sessions.

SafeSide CARE: 2–3 hour modules for supervisors, leaders, and health staff. Both are delivered flexibly to fit operational demands.

Stronger Teams. Confident Response.

Core Connections strengthens how teams support one another. SafeSide CARE builds confidence in responding to suicidal distress. Together, they provide a shared approach that strengthens connection, consistency, and support across your workforce.

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