Glen Rock cop gives mental health tips at LGBT forum in Australia

GLEN ROCK — A local police officer is thousands of miles away in Australia this…

Glen Rock cop gives mental health tips at LGBT forum in Australia

GLEN ROCK — A local police officer is thousands of miles away in Australia this week to give advice to other cops from around the world on how best to respond to mental health emergencies.

And for Patrolman Matthew Stanislao, the long journey may feel like deliverance from a truly difficult chapter of his life.

Stanislao, 43, an officer of more than 20 years, will lead a workshop and serve as a panelist at the World LGBTIQ+ Conference for Criminal Justice Professionals in Melbourne, the capital of the Australian state of Victoria.

He said he is the only officer from New Jersey at the four-day event, which ends on Friday.

Glen Rock cop gives mental health tips at LGBT forum in Australia

“I feel privileged,” said Stanislao, who is gay. “If this work that we’re doing in Glen Rock is finding its way onto an international platform, we’re doing something right.”

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Organizers of the conference invited Stanislao to participate after they saw a short film that he produced and uploaded to YouTube. It was shared among law enforcement circles online, eventually making its way to them.