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Join us for our next Officer Wellness event featuring Matt Griffin. This powerful program will follow the successful format of our previous event with John Mattingly – offering valuable insight, lived experience, and practical strategies to support officer health and resilience. Click here for details.

Two powerful voices. One critical conversation. On March 17, 2017, Matt Griffin wrote his suicide note. A single call from a friend changed everything. What followed became The Journey to Midnight, a 4x #1 bestseller and a message of resilience, empathy, and post-traumatic growth. Matt challenges first responders to rethink how they view suicide, trauma, and mental health—and reminds us that it’s okay to not be okay, but it’s not okay to stay that way. Joining him is Alec Iurato, who survived a critical line-of-duty shooting in 2022 and a long, difficult recovery. Alec now advocates nationally for officer wellness, sharing hard-earned lessons on physical and mental resilience, peer support, family resources, and building a culture where asking for help is normalized. His perspective blends real-world experience with practical strategies that improve officer safety, performance, and career longevity. Together, these presentations offer insight, hope, and actionable tools to help first responders turn pain into purpose—and thrive in a profession built on service.

Training Calendar

ClassFlyerDatesLocationPrice (per officer)Registration
Use of Force Liability
March 2, 2026Middletown P.D.$115Register Here
Basic Interview & InterrogationMarch 19-20, 2026Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation P.D.$249Register Here
Tammy Lynn LaBonte

Dear Law Enforcement Community:

I would like to share with you some ways that our nonprofit supports agencies in your efforts to provide your officers with quality training while staying on budget. As we approach new budget season, we are always willing to invoice you after July 1st if a program is one you need but your budget will not allow it. We also offer some free options in ZOOM to help agencies keep up with annual mandates. Be on the lookout for Body Worn Cameras and recently due to it being a hot topic, we have been opening up the Immigration Laws block that we present in our Comparative Certification Programs. We offer some “tuition fee waivers”. You can find those opportunities on this website – https://spectortraining.org/in-memoriam/. Even if you don’t see a class that is mentioned in descriptions of those opportunities – it never hurts to ask! We do offer volume pricing where we can – just call me and ask about this if you are sending several officers to any of our programs. If the budget allows I am always willing to consider this!

As Always, Thank You for Being Part of Quality Training for Those Who Protect!

Sincerely,

Tammy Lynn LaBonte