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(6 days ago) WEBPolice officers, by the nature of their occupation, are used to solving problems, but when police experience mental health related concerns they become the ‘problem haver’ – a transition that some may find difficult to face (Hackett & Violanti, …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15614263.2021.1979398

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The Mental Health of Police: Hope, Support, and Recovery

(5 days ago) WEBLong may this continue. Readers can obtain 24-hour emotional support from national telephone helplines including the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1 …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-men/202004/the-mental-health-police-hope-support-and-recovery

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Prevalence of Mental Illness and Mental Health Care Use …

(3 days ago) WEBFindings. In this survey study of 434 police officers, 12% had a lifetime mental health diagnosis and 26% reported current symptoms of mental illness. Of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7542299/

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Violence, Stress, Scrutiny Weigh On Police Mental Health

(Just Now) WEBLast year’s events have left another mark. Early data suggest that burnout and depression are rising among police officers, says John Violanti, a professor of epidemiology and environmental health at …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/06/14/violence-stress-scrutiny-weigh-on-police-mental-health

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A National Study of Police Mental Health in the USA: …

(Just Now) WEBOccurrences of officers experiencing mental health issues can result in serious consequences for the individual, such as substance abuse and gambling …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11896-020-09424-9

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The prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress and their …

(3 days ago) WEBPolicing is considered a highly stressful role, and police officers are at risk of mental health issues during their service. This is an area which has gained increasing attention in recent years, but further …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0032258X221140813

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Building mental health into emergency responses

(5 days ago) WEBOther police departments delegate specific law enforcement officers to mental health calls and involve mental health professionals whenever necessary. One of the oldest programs in the United States is …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/07/emergency-responses

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Focus on Officer Wellness: Moving Mental Health Out of the …

(3 days ago) WEBThis article was authored by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s B.J. Wagner, Senior Vice President of Health and Public Safety and Jeff Spivey, Senior …

https://mmhpi.org/topics/in-the-news/focus-on-officer-wellness-moving-mental-health-out-of-the-shadows/

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

(8 days ago) WEBA Washington Post analysis found that one-quarter of people fatally shot by U.S. police in 2015 were mentally ill or in emotional crisis. Many police officers, meanwhile, have expressed

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/mental-health-crisis-police-intervention/622842/

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How police leadership can respond to officer mental health crises

(2 days ago) WEBOfficers need to be able to trust that the leaders of their organizations recognize the stigmas attached to accessing mental health treatment. Police leaders …

https://www.police1.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/how-police-leadership-can-respond-to-officer-mental-health-crises-3zrmdFnjtpoYLOyR/

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The psychological impact of COVID-19 on police officers - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBA recent systematic review of mental health problems in police personnel (Syed et al., 2020) showed the repeated exposure to trauma experienced by police personnel to be …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8832131/

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Fighting Police Trauma: Practical Approaches to Addressing

(2 days ago) WEBIn their systematic review of the literature on military officers’ potential barriers to seeking mental health support, Sharp and colleagues (2015) concluded that …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244018794794

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Policing mental health: Recent deaths highlight concerns over …

(3 days ago) WEBMore than 1 in 5 people fatally shot by police have mental illnesses, according to a Washington Post database of fatal U.S. shootings by on-duty police …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/policing-mental-health-recent-deaths-highlight-concerns-over-officer-response-n1266935

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Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness (LEMHWA) Program …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (LEMHWA) was signed into law in January 2018, recognizing that law enforcement agencies need and deserve …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwaresources

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Mental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis Intervention Is …

(6 days ago) WEBMental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis Intervention Teams Are Failing. Demonstrators march through the streets of Rochester, N.Y., earlier this month …

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/913229469/mental-health-and-police-violence-how-crisis-intervention-teams-are-failing

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Mental Health Support for Police Officers: A Guide FHE Health

(7 days ago) WEBThe Ruderman Family Foundation, in a 2018 study of police officer’s mental health problems, found some disturbing results. Estimates of PTSD and depression among …

https://fherehab.com/learning/police-officer-guide-addiction-mental

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Shiftwork May Lead to Health Problems among Police Officers: …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) study has been used to look at the relationships between shiftwork and several health …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2022/05/16/police-and-shiftwork/

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Mental crisis calls to police can be deadly. Cities try new ways to

(4 days ago) WEBAbout 1 in 5 people killed by police since 2015 were having a mental health crisis. Like other cities, Philadelphia is trying a new approach: sending along social …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/11/09/1203342875/cities-know-the-way-police-respond-to-mental-crisis-calls-needs-to-change-but-ho

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Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Programs NAMI

(8 days ago) WEBCrisis Intervention Team (CIT) Programs The lack of mental health crisis services across the U.S. has resulted in law enforcement officers serving as first responders to most …

https://www.nami.org/advocacy/crisis-intervention/crisis-intervention-team-cit-programs/

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UK policing: psychological damage among officers heightened by …

(Just Now) WEBHigh levels of trauma-related mental health disorders across UK police forces are partly the result of bad working conditions such as having too little time, …

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uk-policing-psychological-damage-among-officers-heightened-by-bad-working-conditions

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Suffolk PCC candidates discuss mental health call-outs - Yahoo News

(5 days ago) WEBSenior officers say forces have "lost their way" by dealing with less serious mental health problems, but charities said they were "deeply worried" at what could be …

https://news.yahoo.com/suffolk-pcc-candidates-discuss-mental-083442644.html

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On mental health: What do Colorado police who handle issues …

(9 days ago) WEBTo some, the idea of police in uniform can be triggering according to some in mental health. It's why some response vehicles such as Denver's STAR van don't …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/what-do-colorado-police-who-handle-mental-health-calls-think/ar-BB1lzyQK

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Health Disparities in Police Officers: Comparisons to the U.S.

(3 days ago) WEBNearly one-half (46.9%) of the officers worked a non-day shift compared to 9% of U.S. workers. The percent of officers with depression was nearly double (12.0% vs. 6.8%) …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734372/

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Mental health resources expand for first responders

(5 days ago) WEBThe program was funded through a state grant to provide mental health and wellness services to first responders. It offers a 24/7 crisis and resource phone line that …

https://news.jrn.msu.edu/2024/04/mental-health-resources-expand-for-first-responders/

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Police fatally shoot Homestead man. Angered family says he was

(2 days ago) WEBPolice shot and killed a man at a home in Homestead over the weekend. Family members told local media that 33-year-old Leandro Ledea Chong was unarmed …

https://www.wlrn.org/law-justice/2024-04-24/police-fatally-shoot-homestead-man-angered-family-says-he-was-unarmed-and-had-mental-health-issues

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Joel Cauchi named as Bondi Westfield attacker who stabbed …

(1 days ago) WEBPolice believe 40-year-old Queensland man suffered from mental health problems and had only moved to Sydney a month ago The family of Bondi Junction …

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/14/joel-cauchi-named-as-bondi-westfield-attacker-who-stabbed-shoppers

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