Copenhaver and Tewksbury (2018) quoted the National Institute of Mental Health and stated, “depression is a common but serious mood disorder, that causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working” (p.61). Major depression is the third leading cause for hospitalizations in the United States for individuals between the ages of 18 and 44, with more than 15 million adults, corresponding to nearly 7% of the U.S. population being affected (Colevins-Tumlin, 2017 & Jenkins, et al., 2019). Studies have found between 18% and 31% of police officers reported experiencing depression or depressive symptoms, with many officers self-medicating symptoms of depression using alcohol (Colevins-Tumlin, 2017 & Gibson, 2020). Depression and PTSD seem to be the most common co-occurring or comorbid disorders, as studies have found the rates among police officers to be approximately five times higher than the general population’s rates (Colevins-Tumlin, 2017 & Cuadro, 2019). Police officers are frequently exposed to high-stress levels because of traumatic experiences and are at naturally more considerable risk for developing depression and suicidal ideation (Port, 2016). Depression is associated with other mental health problems such as PTSD, anxiety, suicidality, apathy, and physical outcomes such as weight gain, fatigue, pain, sleep problems, and suicide (Copenhaver & Tewksbury, 2018). Researchers have found significant changes to the brain due to depression, specifically changes to the hippocampus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex. The amygdala becomes more active when an individual has depression because of repeated stressors (Colevins-Tumlin, 2017). A study of state police officers found 34% of officers sampled experienced depression since they started working in law enforcement, but 44% of those same officers said they would not seek professional help for depression, as did half of all officers sampled (Copenhaver & Tewksbury, 2018). In addition to seeking help from a mental health professional, positive skills such as coping and hardiness will also help police officers address symptoms of depression and make them more resilient (Allison et al., 2019).