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Camas police chief promotes ‘mindful agility’ workshop to help staff regulate emotions, cope with stress

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Officer Casey Handley of the Camas Police Department joins fellow participants in a “Mindful Agility” workshop as they meditate at Lacamas Lake Lodge on April 30. Members of the Camas Police Department trained with a mindfulness instructor during the two-day class to help improve mental and emotional health. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Officer Casey Handley of the Camas Police Department joins fellow participants in a “Mindful Agility” workshop as they meditate at Lacamas Lake Lodge on April 30. Members of the Camas Police Department trained with a mindfulness instructor during the two-day class to help improve mental and emotional health. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Richard Goerling, facing, of Mindful Badge Initiative speaks to the group at Lacamas Lake Lodge in Camas on April 30. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Richard Goerling, facing, of Mindful Badge Initiative speaks to the group at Lacamas Lake Lodge in Camas on April 30. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Richard Goerling, second from left, and Suzanna Hasnay, second from right, of Mindful Badge Initiative lead officers in exercises at Lacamas Lake Lodge in Camas on April 30, 2025. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Richard Goerling, second from left, and Suzanna Hasnay, second from right, of Mindful Badge Initiative lead officers in exercises at Lacamas Lake Lodge in Camas on April 30, 2025. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

The dashcam inside Camas police Officer Casey Handley’s patrol vehicle showed the Sept. 8 collision in real time. One minute, Handley was approaching a seemingly vacant intersection. The next minute, a vehicle coming from the opposite direction was turning into Handley’s path, giving the on-duty officer a split second to react.

The resulting crash left Handley with obvious physical injuries — a traumatic brain injury and badly injured wrist — as well as more enigmatic emotional pain.

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