Wellbeing week: When the script isn't enough

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Wellbeing week: When the script isn't enough

Police officers are trained to do a job but there are situations you can't be prepared for. It's how we deal with them that defines us, not the situation and dealing with trauma is part of it, writes former Detective Chief Superintendent Ellie O'Connor.

Date - 7th October 2019
By - Ellie O'Connor

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I was a police officer for almost 29 years and for the final three years, Metropolitan Police Borough Commander for Kensington and Chelsea. The job is the job they say. You get on and do, follow the procedures, close it up and move on. But...

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