Expanding Wellness: Engaging Professional Staff to Strengthen Officer Well-Being

Saturday, October 18, 2025

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MT

Location: Mile High Ballroom 2B/3B, Colorado Convention Center

The Colorado State Patrol refined its wellness program by engaging professional staff—key connectors present in every aspect of the organization. By equipping them with wellness resources and granting wellness hours, CSP expanded outreach through word of mouth, increasing participation across all ranks. This approach fostered a culture in which well-being became a shared responsibility, improving both access and engagement. Learn how CSP implemented this strategy, overcame challenges, and enhanced its holistic wellness framework to better support its members.

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Darrell Aulston

Captain
Colorado State Patrol
Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Speaker(s)

Sarah Allen

Chief of Staff
Colorado State Patrol
Lakewood, Colorado, United States
Dolores Poeppel

Director - Victim Services Unit
Colorado State Patrol
Golden, Colorado, United States