About Christopher Workman
Passionate Motivational Speaker
Chief Christopher Workman is a career law enforcement officer, first responder, author, speaker, and founder of the DeepBlu Project.
With more than 25 years in law enforcement and more than 30 years as a first responder, Chris speaks from lived experience, not theory. He currently serves as Chief of Police for the Town of Cheswold, Delaware, and has dedicated much of his work to officer wellness, leadership, mental health awareness, and breaking the stigma that still exists within police culture.
Chris holds an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Delaware Technical Community College, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Behavioral Science with a certificate in Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, and a Master of Science Degree in Administration of Justice from Wilmington University.
He is the author of Silence Behind the Blue Wall: Surviving the Mental Health Stigma in Police Culture and uses his platform, podcast, training, and speaking engagements to bring difficult but necessary conversations to the forefront.
He has also served in national leadership roles and advisory positions focused on law enforcement leadership, small and rural agencies, training, wellness, and professional development.
His message is direct: leadership is responsibility, wellness is survival, and the people who protect others need support before they reach a breaking point.
Leadership. Wellness. Accountability.
30+ Years as a First Responder
25+ Years in Law Enforcement
Chief of Police
Author of Silence Behind the Blue Wall
Founder of the DeepBlu Project
Creator/Host Beyond the Badge Health & Wellness Summit
Podcast - Guest
Trauma Behind the Badge
Chief Chris Workman - Hardest-working Chief
Chris talks to the Trauma Behind the Badge gang about his history as a first responder, trauma, battling cancer, and what's coming up for him as he plans the Beyond the Badge Health & Wellness Summit.
Leadership 30 (Australia)
♟️ Are you playing chess, or checkers?
The core message? Culture doesn't live on paper.
In this 40-minute deep dive, Chris challenges the "checking the box" mentality and explores what it actually takes to play the long game. We covered some heavy hitters that every leader should keep on their desk:
🔹 Compliance is not culture. Activity is not progress. Completion is not transformation.
🔹 Watch what you tolerate. People don’t just listen to what you say; they watch what you allow.
🔹 The true measure of leadership. It’s not about how indispensable you are, but how prepared others become because of you.
In this episode of "tell this story" , Chris joins host, Doug White to talk about His journey in creating the DeepBlu Project.
Insights from his book on mental health stigma in police culture. The concept of "Officer Wellness from the Top Down." Advice for officers facing mental health challenges.
This conversation offers valuable perspectives on resilience, leadership, and personal growth within law enforcement.
Listen to the full episode at midnight on December 17th on all platforms and our YouTube channel. All the links can be found here:
H.O.P.E. Beyond the Badge Ep #92
Police Chief Christopher Workman began his career in the fire service before transitioning into policing. He has a combined total of over 3 decades working in first response, he is an author, public speaker, founder of the Deep Blu Project, and podcast host. Chief Workman shares openly about how the job unwittingly influenced his personality, his personal life, his professional life, and every relationship he had. He talks about the difficult moments that allowed him to gain insight into himself, and how he leaned into those moments to promote personal change, and how he models that change within his department from the Chiefs office. As we all know, change starts at the top.
Breaking the Silence: Confronting Mental Health Stigma-Featuring Chief Chris Workman
Join me in this authentic conversation with a Police Chief who has opened up about the struggles he has had. Chief Chris Workman is author of the book, "Silence Behind the Blue Wall - Surviving the Mental Health Stigma in Police Culture". *****This conversation will resonate with all first responders.
This was a great opportunity to speak with Scott Medlin on his podcast and discuss the stigma around mental health in police culture and some ways we can break the stigma and help our fellow officers thrive in today's policing world.
The Power of One: Mental Health in Law Enforcement #0701
Chris Workman of the Cheswold Police Department in Delaware and host/founder of the DeepBlu Project speaks with host Melany Nelson about law enforcement and the rising suicide rate among police officers and first responders.
Watch this episode of The Power of One to learn how everyone needs to care for their mental health. It's ok to not be ok, It's just not OK to Stay That Way!!!