How we can help each other
When a line-of-duty death occurs, these steps help SOLE and your service respond with care, accuracy, and respect.
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Please contact our current President or Vice President as soon as possible. This will help prevent our members from hearing it from outside sources first.
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Please send an email to the Survivors of Law Enforcement email account at Survivorsoflawenforcement.on@gmail.com so we have the details accurate and in writing.
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SOLE will ask you for the name and contact information of the family liaison so that SOLE can deal directly with this person moving forward.
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SOLE will ask the family liaison person whether the spouse of the officer killed in the line of duty would like to have immediate contact with SOLE. If the answer is yes, SOLE will assign a member to contact the spouse.
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The President or Vice President will send a message on WhatsApp to our members informing them of the line-of-duty death.
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SOLE will enquire about funeral arrangements for the officer to see if SOLE is invited or allowed to attend the funeral. If SOLE is invited to attend then we will attend as a unified group supporting each other. A member will be appointed to look after logistics/meeting points etc. for the funeral.
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SOLE will provide a letter or a card that is presented to the liaison officer, who will give it to the spouse of the fallen officer when deemed appropriate. The letter or card will include all of SOLE's contact information and describe who SOLE is and what SOLE does.
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SOLE will ask the liaison officer for the spouse's contact information and will reach out to the spouse within 6 weeks of the fallen officer's death.
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SOLE will assign a mentor to the spouse. The assigned mentor should have similar lived experience or live in close proximity to the spouse. This SOLE mentor will be responsible for liaising with the police service and association and for sharing life experiences, resources, and education with the new widow or widower. The SOLE mentor will introduce the spouse to the SOLE group if and when the spouse is ready.
