"Quite frankly, the support that officers get is not good enough. New Scotland Yard, headquarters of the Metropolitan Police The provisions currently in place don't help officers we see an average of 400-600 traumatic events in our careers, and there's no support for that. Chief officers need to be held to account and they need to do more. They rely on the Federation or the NHS to support officers and get them through their waiting lists. And it's just not acceptable."
"In a breakdown of sickness reasons published by Scotland Yard, 1,998 officers took a total 133,565 absences due to mental health - an average of just over two months. The number would equate each of the Met's 32,332 police taking about four days off annually. Around 1,272 of those absent with poor mental health were at home for longer than 28 days."
1,998 Metropolitan Police officers recorded 133,565 sickness absences attributed to mental health, averaging just over two months per officer. The absences equate to roughly four days per year for each of the Met's 32,332 officers. About 1,272 officers were absent longer than 28 days. Additional shifts were lost to stress (7,329), depression and anxiety (4,117), unspecified psychological disorders (1,599), trauma (1,049) and fatigue (508). Federation chair Paula Dodds called current support inadequate, urged regular mental-health screening, trauma training, and greater accountability from chief officers. Ex-custody sergeant Kirstie Coy-Martin is pursuing £1 million alleging the Met failed to protect her wellbeing after repeated exposure to child-abuse and death scenes.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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