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Florida Deputy Dies by Suicide

A deputy with the Highlands County (FL) Sheriff's Office—44-year-old Sergeant Max Van D’Huynslage, who had served with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office since 2008—was discovered dead from an apparent self-inflicted injury on Saturday.

January 28, 2019

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Retired New Jersey Officer Dies By Suicide Following Domestic Arrest

According to NBC News, 58-year-old Patrick Montella was in the process of being released when he lunged for his old service weapon—which had been collected during his arrest— and shot himself.

January 17, 2019

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Trauma Care for the Soul

Suicide kills more of our fellow officers than any other cause, and we can't help them if we ignore their pain.

January 14, 2019

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Southern California Officers Given Resilience Training

More than a dozen local and state police officers, dispatchers and other members of public safety gathered in a first of its kind training in California, centered on how to deal with mental health and trauma.

January 2, 2019

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Chicago Officer Found Dead of Reported Suicide

According to the Department of Justice, the suicide rate in the Chicago Police Department is 60 percent higher than the national average due to the chronic gun violence and high murder rate exposing officers to a staggering amount of trauma.

January 2, 2019

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Research Shows that 158 Police Officers Died by Suicide in 2018

For the third straight year, police officer suicides exceed all combined causes of line-of-duty deaths.

January 1, 2019

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Off-Duty Florida Deputy Dies by Suicide

A deputy with the Pinellas County (FL) Sheriff's Office reportedly died by suicide early Saturday morning.

December 31, 2018

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New Jersey Detective Found Dead in Government Building

Detective Pablo Santiago, a well-known Mercer County sheriff's officer, was found dead inside the Mercer County Administration of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

December 27, 2018

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Florida Deputy Murders 3 Family Members, Kills Self

A deputy with the Hillsborough County (FL) Sheriff's Office has reportedly shot and killed his 54-year-old wife, his 32-year-old daughter, and his six-year-old granddaughter, and killed himself.

December 20, 2018

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Maryland Department Mourns Off-Duty Death of Veteran Officer

The Mayor of Salisbury (MD) has ordered flags flown at half-staff after the off-duty death of Master Police Officer Aaron "Bull" Hudson in an apparent suicide.

November 21, 2018

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Maryland SRO Fatally Shot Himself at School

A Baltimore County police officer working as a school resource officer at Eastern Technical High School in Essex, MD, fatally shot himself Monday, according to Baltimore County Police.

November 12, 2018

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Speaking on the Unspeakable: Ending the Pandemic of Police Officer Suicide

I've talked with officers who have lost a colleague to suicide—as well as many widows of officers who died by suicide—and just about everyone has said that the warning signs were there before tragedy struck. They just didn't put the pieces together until it was too late. Let's all do a better job of helping officers in crisis.

November 9, 2018