PTSD Awareness Month

14 June 2024

Police officers are being offered support for post-traumatic stress disorder, as one in five officers may live with a form of PTSD as a result of their policing role.
During PTSD Awareness Month, Surrey Police Federation would remind members that Police Care UK provides support and therapy for officers who have mental health concerns as a result of their jobs.
Dave Blundell from Police Care UK said the charity’s message to officers was: “We’re here if someone you know may need us. As well as vital research into police PTSD and complex PTSD, Police Care UK is the only UK-wide police charity delivering specialist trauma therapies and support to serving and former police officers, staff, and volunteers, including their immediate families, who have been harmed as a result of their policing role.
“Last year, 76% of those who came to us had a mental health concern, and of these, 52% had PTSD, CPTSD, or undiagnosed trauma.”
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