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on Police Suicide

Acme Reusable Bag Program - February

Woodbury Acme - 631 Mantua Pike


Inside the Badge was selected as the February beneficiary of the Acme Give Back Where it Counts Program at the ACME located in Woodbury, NJ


Inside the Badge will receive a $1 donation every time the $3.00 reusable GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Bag is purchased at this location during the month of February.


Cannot make it to the Woodbury location? No problem! Buy a bag from any participating Acme and follow the steps on the tag so your donation can be allocated to Inside the Badge.



We are super excited and thankful for being chose for this opportunity. It allows us to continue our mission of helping law enforcement families and we also help the environment. It's a win win situation. Please come out and help support our cause. 

For more information on the ACME GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Reusable Bag Program, visit:

acme.bags4mycause.com

Help Us Shine A Light

Your contribution will go entirely towards our mission of providing mental health awareness, emotional support, and financial assistance to law enforcement officers and their families

Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

About Us

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Proactive Help

Financial Assistance

Supporting Widows

Proactively addressing mental health awareness through education

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Supporting Widows

Financial Assistance

Supporting Widows

Acknowledging the emotional needs of the widows left behind

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Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance

Providing financial assistance to families struggling after a crisis

Honoring a life through helping others

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Trooper Martin J Walsh IV

 My husband, Martin Joseph Walsh, badge number 6125, wanted nothing more in life than to become a New Jersey Police Officer. At the age of 20, he was selected to join the academy. Martin graduated in the 127th class on November 21, 2001.  From there he dedicated himself to becoming the best state police officer possible.  He was insanely passionate about his job and was extremely proactive in the field. Martin was not one to "sit around" as he wanted to    

make a difference. Despite the drive and ambition he had to help others, he suffered side effects from the trauma endured during his daily duties as an officer.


Martin suffered from PTSD, depression and alcohol addiction. He was aware of these problems and was proactively working on bettering himself through services offered at his job. Despite the desire to get better, his love for his family and his dedication to service, the years of trauma endured, was too much for him to bear. He took his life on January 5, 2018, leaving behind a 7-year-old daughter, a 5-year-old son, and a loving wife.


Martin was the 4th officer in 2018 to take his life. 


In 2018 there have been 163 (verified through Blue Help) officers throughout the country have taken their own lives. 


In 2019, there have been 177 verified suicides (through October). This number is continually changing as Blue Help gathers more verified suicides. 

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Our Mission

 

We aim to promote suicide awareness by shining a light on the struggles of mental illness and addiction affecting law enforcement, while also providing support services for families in crisis.


If you are a widow of a police officer who has taken his/her life or if you are a law enforcement agency that needs help, please contact us.

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Feeling Suicidal

If you are feeling suicidal and need immediate help-

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or the National Hopeline Network at 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433).

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