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Dealing With Police Stress on the Home Front
Police work is one of the most stressful jobs in this country. Day after day, officers see the worst of humanity; absorb the world's negativity; and come home to us. How can we expect this to have no effect on their minds, bodies, and souls? The fact is it does.
September 8, 2013
Command
Stress, Anti-Police Sentiment Causing MN Chiefs to Retire Early
In interviews, some former Minnesota chiefs cited fatigue and anti-police sentiment as part of their rationale for leaving.
September 22, 2021
Special Units
New Hampshire Agency Adds Police Dog to Reduce Stress for Victims and Officers
The Hancock (NH) Police Department has added a brown Labrador Retriever to the ranks, but the dog will not be tasked with sniffing out drugs or fleeing suspects. K-9 "Rookie" will instead be on hand to help individuals deal with difficult situations.
December 19, 2018
Patrol
Carrying the Heavy Load of Police Duty During Stressful Times
The last year was extremely difficult for America's law enforcement officers, but few buckled under the stress.
March 3, 2021
Patrol
Stressful Situations Make Officers More Likely to Die of Heart Attack
“Because of their job, police officers are under a more significant amount of stress compared to the general public. They take that stress home with them at the end of their shift, too,” said Stefanos Kales, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and senior author of the study.
August 21, 2015
Patrol
Upstate New York Police Union: Higher Salary for Officers Wearing Body Cameras
Syracuse Police Benevolent Association President Jeff Piedmonte said wearing cameras adds extra work to an officer’s day as well as extra stress.
March 11, 2019
Patrol
Stress Relief: Keeping Yourself Code 4
Police officers have one of the world’s toughest jobs. In fact, our job is also rated as one of the world’s most stressful. Heart attacks, alcohol abuse, and other results of long-term stress run rampant through every police department nationwide.
February 28, 2006
Patrol
Jury Awards $2.3 Million in LAPD Harassment Case
A federal jury Wednesday awarded $2.3 million to a Los Angeles police officer who said she was sexually harassed and gave birth to a stillborn child because of the stress.
April 1, 2009
Patrol
Retirement Community in Washington Raising Money for Police Teddy Bears
Residents at a local retirement home in Milton, WA, have come together to plan a fundraising picnic for their police department so that officers are well-equipped with Teddy bears to give to children caught up in high-stress incidents.
July 25, 2019
Patrol
Laid-off Oakland Cop Battles Brain Cancer
About a month after Sor Yang was laid off from the Oakland Police Department, he began getting headaches that he thought may be stress-related.
December 16, 2010
Patrol
Treating PTSD Still Issue for Police
Mental health experts say post-traumatic stress disorder is a very real concern in first responders. And while the attitudes of some officers are slowly starting to change, many believe police managers and the upper brass are reluctant to acknowledge PTSD as an on-duty injury and address the growing problem in the rank and file. More Here.
September 29, 2014
Patrol
Orlando Officer to Receive Disability Pension for PTSD from Nightclub Massacre
An Orlando police officer who said he developed post-traumatic stress disorder after the Pulse nightclub terror attack will be able to get a disability pension following a months-long battle. More Here.
July 14, 2017
Training
A Year After Slayings, Dallas Police Train in 'Mindfulness'
A year later, Dallas officers are still grieving, but scores of them have received or are on track to receive specialized training in "mindfulness" and other stress-management techniques that aim to teach police how to better understand and control their emotions, both on and off the job.
July 7, 2017
Patrol
2 Officers Cleared of Wrongdoing in Fatal Shooting
The two Victoria, Texas, police officers who fatally shot an Army veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder will not face criminal charges.
September 25, 2015
Training
Newtown Responders Suffer from PTSD
At least one Newtown (Conn.) Police officer has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress and several others report psychological effects from responding to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
January 28, 2013
Patrol
Video: Orlando Officer to Receive Disability Pension for PTSD from Nightclub Massacre
An Orlando police officer who said he developed post-traumatic stress disorder after the Pulse nightclub terror attack will be able to get a disability pension following a months-long battle.
July 14, 2017
Patrol
Minneapolis Owes $35 Million in Worker's Comp to Officers Physically and Mentally Injured in Riots
Some of those injuries are physical, while others are mental, including post-traumatic stress following the police killing of George Floyd, the rioting, and torching of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct.
May 13, 2021
Patrol
Mountie Suing RCMP Over PTSD He Says Caused by Exposure to Child Porn Investigations
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer has filed a lawsuit alleging he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after being exposed to a “significant volume” of child pornography while working in a specialized unit.
December 13, 2016
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