We’re always pleased to see great ideas out in the community. Especially when they’re from our friends and family!
Stephanie’s husband Damian is a Roads Policing Officer in Hertfordshire. After seeing the calming effect a teddy bear had on a small child after she was involved in a traffic collision, he was so impressed he decided it would be great if Hertfordshire Road Policing Units could carry pacifiers or ‘Trauma Teddies’ to provide children with some comfort in traumatic circumstances.
So, off his own back, he approached Westgate Shopping Centre in Stevenage who was able to donate 200 teddies which are now going into every Roads Policing Car in Hertfordshire. And some also went to a Women’s Refuge.
Now other Police Forces are looking into setting up similar schemes in their areas, so we’re very proud that Damian set the wheels in motion for this excellent scheme.