Reflecting on the harrowing sights officers have to witness on a daily basis Kerrinwilson999
Lincolnshire Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Kerrin Wilson has said PTSD is a “big issue” within policing across the country, highlighting the need for increased mental health awareness across wider society – including for those who wear the emergency service uniform.
ACC Wilson also spoke about a fairly taboo subject within policing, in the form of PTSD and the mental health struggles officers can suffer with when attending serious incidents involving life or death situations.“I still think of the very first really harrowing suicide that I attended, where somebody killed themselves with a shotgun, and their family found them”, she said.
She added: “I think what it does is drive you to make sure you deliver the best service you can for those people, giving them either the justice of answers they that need to help them cope with the rest of their lives. “We do have a much more recognisable focus on the mental wellbeing of our staff”, Kerrin said. “Some people might call in for these jobs day after day after day, and the emotional baggage you carry could potentially send you over the edge at some point.
The idea of remembering the human being behind the police uniform was also explored by ACC Wilson, who said the COVID-19 pandemic affected her and her force greatly as the police tried to navigate their way through a scary time for the world.
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