Wellbeing

Officer welfare: How can we enable our officers to ask for help themselves?

5th November 2020

Gareth Davies, Director, The Bravest Path

OPINION: The growing suicide levels among police officers and emergency response staff highlight the heavy toll on mental health that these roles can take; in the first of a series of articles focusing on issues such as vulnerability, shame, and self-worth, former police leader turned development coach Gareth Davies outlines some of the key steps forces can take to enable officers to ask for help and support.