CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES HIRING OF DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS

CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES HIRING
OF DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS

CHICAGO — Superintendent David O. Brown announced
the hiring of Aaron Chatman as the new Director
of Wellness. Chatman, who holds a Doctor of Psychology
from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, is tasked
with enhancing the wellness services available to Department
members and their families.

The Director of Wellness position was created as part
of CPD’s multipronged effort to strengthen officer wellness.
Chatman will be responsible for developing and executing an
overall strategy aimed at improving wellness for all of CPD’s
members.

Chatman is familiar with CPD’s wellness program, having
served as the supervising sergeant in the Officer Support
System Unit prior to his retirement last year after 31 years of
service. While working in this unit, he managed the Department’s
Fitness for Duty Program and implemented a suicide
risk assessment program for officers enrolled in the program.

“Director Chatman comes into this role with invaluable
experience from his career within the Department and as a
licensed clinical psychologist,” said Superintendent Brown.
“His institutional knowledge of what our officers face on a
daily basis is vital as we work to bolster the wellness resources
available to them.”

In addition to his work with CPD, Chatman has years of
professional experience as a licensed clinical psychologist
with The Psychology Center, Inc. and as a substance abuse
counselor with the Gateway Foundation.

In addition to his doctorate degree, Chatman holds both
a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in psychology from
Roosevelt University.

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