How Can Playing a Game Improve Police Officer Wellness?

This episode covers Balance, a learning game that helps law enforcement supervisors protect the emotional well-being of their officers. Guest Biographies Brittany Cunningham is an expert in scientific research and analysis and has more than a decade of experience designing, implementing and managing rigorous research studies and evaluations at the local, state and national level. Geoff Smith is a former police chief and an expert on law enforcement and fire policies, operations and oversight. He has substantial expertise in technology, including deployment of in-car and body-worn camera systems, cell phone forensics, as well as active shooter training. Further Reading CNA—Balance: A Command Operations and Resilience Game If you are interested in running Balance at your agency you can contact Brittany at Cunninghamb@cna.org .

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How Can Playing a Game Improve Police Officer Wellness? is an episode from CNA Talks by CNA.

This episode is 22:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

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