D.C. police have hired a director for a new office to help officers and civilian staff members dealing with physical and emotional problems, in large part stemming from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Diana Karczmarczyk, who has worked for the past two decades in the health education field, is serving as the department’s first director of employee well-being support. Two clinicians will be joining her.
Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said Karczmarczyk will support the agency’s Employee Assistance Program, which held counseling sessions for the 850 officers who responded to the insurrection.