Led by a social worker and PhD candidate who grew up in a police family, this lecture explores the often-invisible mental health pressures facing law enforcement and the ways our current systems strain everyone within them. By weaving personal experience with research, the talk aims to humanize the person behind the badge while examining how structural pressures shape behavior, wellbeing, and public trust. Ultimately, it invites participants to imagine how police can better serve communities and how communities can better support police through approaches grounded in social justice, empathy, and a shared commitment to building safer, healthier environments for all.