Stronger Organizations. Healthier Workforces. Better Supported Responders
Understanding the Need. Building the Solution.
Public safety organizations face growing challenges—from staffing and workforce stress to changing expectations and increasingly complex demands on personnel and leadership.
Guardian Public Safety Solutions partners with public safety leaders to identify needs, strengthen what is already working, and turn priorities into practical solutions that can be put into action.
Through organizational consulting, program development, workforce wellness initiatives, and the evaluation of resources and services, Guardian helps agencies move from identifying what needs to change to making meaningful change happen.
How Guardian Can Help
Every public safety organization is different. Guardian works with leadership to understand what is already in place, identify needs and opportunities, and turn priorities into practical solutions that can be put into action.
Trusted by Public Safety Leaders
"While serving in a leadership role with The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth, Julie provided critical-incident support to our officers during an extraordinarily difficult time. She also helped us hire and develop an embedded clinician program and secure grant funding for department-wide trauma-informed de-escalation training. Julie’s clinical expertise, understanding of public safety culture, and genuine commitment to officers have made her a trusted and valued partner.”
- Captain Marc Pasquarella
SEPTA Police Department
“Julie was instrumental in helping us establish our Behavioral Health Liaison position, which plays a critical role in connecting community members with treatment, services, and ongoing support. Our work together demonstrated Julie’s ability to bring behavioral health and law enforcement professionals together to develop practical solutions that benefit officers and the communities they serve.”
— Lieutenant Rodger Ollis
Coatesville Police Department
"While working with The Lincoln Center, Julie played an instrumental role in helping us develop and staff a co-responder position tailored to the needs of our department and community. She also provided and supervised a clinician who delivered training, consultation, and crisis support to our officers. Julie understood both the clinical needs of the work and the realities of law enforcement, and she was a trusted and responsive partner throughout the process.”
— Lieutenant Nick Dumas
Norristown Police Department
Why Guardian?
Insight is only valuable when it leads to action.
Guardian brings together clinical expertise, organizational experience, and a practical understanding of public safety culture to help leaders move from identifying a challenge to implementing a solution.
Our approach is collaborative and grounded in the realities of public safety. We work alongside leadership to evaluate what is already in place, identify what is needed, navigate available options, and help move priorities forward.
The goal is simple: practical solutions that work for your organization—and support that helps make them happen.
Ready to strengthen your organization? Let's talk about what's working, where you see opportunities, and how Guardian can help move your priorities forward.
-Chief James Cadden
Julie Knudsen with Officer Alexia Williams during an East Lansdowne Police Department ride-along.
Guardian Public Safety Solutions is partnering with the East Lansdowne Police Department to assess and strengthen its officer wellness program.
The engagement includes evaluating existing policies, programs, and resources; identifying opportunities to strengthen officer support; and working with department leadership to develop practical, actionable recommendations tailored to the needs of the agency.
As part of the assessment process, Julie spends time learning directly from the people and environments she serves—including riding alongside officers to better understand their day-to-day experiences and organizational needs.
Supporting Officer Wellness at East Lansdowne Police Department
Guardian in the Field
Experience in Action
“Julie played an important role in helping us develop our partnership with The Lincoln Center and establish an embedded clinical resource for our officers. She brought strong clinical and program-development experience, listened carefully to the needs of our department, and understood the importance of creating support that officers could trust.”
- Captain Mike Fumiatti
New Haven Police Department
Advancing Embedded Clinical Support for Law Enforcement
While serving in a leadership role with The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth, Guardian Public Safety Solutions founder Julie Knudsen helped develop the partnership that brought a licensed clinical social worker into the New Haven Police Department to provide dedicated mental health and wellness support to officers.
New Haven became the first police department in Connecticut to establish this type of dedicated embedded clinical position. This NBC Connecticut story highlights the program and its proactive approach to officer wellness and support