First Responder Mental Health and Wellness Platform
Chesapeake
Summary
The city is exploring the adoption of the Ally Connect app to provide police officers and potentially other first responders with 24-7 mental health support, peer connection, and dispatch-integrated trauma tracking. Council members expressed strong support for funding the initiative to help officers cope with cumulative job-related stress.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
The first-year cost for the police department is approximately $98,000, followed by about $83,000 annually for subsequent years. Expanding the program to include the fire department and sheriff's office would require an initial investment of roughly $199,000 and $172,000 annually thereafter.
Police officers, dispatchers, and potentially other city first responders gain confidential, 24-7 access to mental health resources, peer support management, and vetted therapists.
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