Sergeant Brent Macintyre has been a police officer for 23 years both in Ottawa and Niagara. Brent has been the face of the Ottawa Wellness Unit since it first commenced operating in 2017 and he is the Peer Support Coordinator. In this podcast he talks about what wellbeing support was available to Ottawa Police officers before this, what he has learnt about the Ottawa Police Service and officer wellness, his views on why mental health wellness has come a long way in Ottawa over the past 3 years and what the hardest part of his role has been. He also talks about how he is currently taking some proactive psychological time-off after dealing with a recent officer suicide.