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The Curtis Palmer Program was formed in 2019, named after PC Curtis Palmer from Dorset Police. Curtis was terminally ill with a brain tumour but wanted to do a parachute jump as part of his “bucket list.” Our Co CEO Gary Jones organised a wonderful day where Curtis completed his parachute jump in front of friends and family. Sadly shortly after Curtis passed away. The Curtis Palmer Program was formed as a living testament to Curtis’s humour, selflessness and inspirational bravery.

The Curtis Palmer Program focusses on helping serving and retired Police Officers and Police staff by following the NHS 5 steps to better mental health wellbeing. We recognise the dangerous and often stressful work carried out by all within the Policing Family. We understand that PTSD, stress and mental health related issues have increased within the Police. Many Police Forces sickness costs are over a million pound a year and the joint number one reason for sickness nationally is PTSD/stress. The CPP offers help to the physically injured/ill and those suffering with their mental health wellbeing.

The CPP aim is to get service users back to work in a better place and improve the quality of life for those already retired. National Police lead, Inspector Isherwood from Thames Valley Police, has been working with Welfare departments, Blue light champions and local Police Federations and developed the “Curtis Palmer Program”. This program takes a steppingstone approach towards helping service users. We combine free short Open University courses on mental health wellbeing subjects, our 10 day online breathing and cold-water immersion course designed to help with anxiety, depression, stress, PTSD and mental health wellbeing with outward bound expeditions and events designed to help with self-confidence, teamwork and resilience. These outward-bound events develop towards annual weeklong expeditions to rebuild confidence/self-belief and learn coping mechanisms. On our expeditions we imbed a mental health champion, a medic and practise the breathing techniques daily so we build a coping routine to be used by the service user long after the expedition itself.