Shining a light on the service's suicides

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Shining a light on the service's suicides

The National Police Suicide Prevention Working Group wants to create a clearer picture on officer suicides to better understand influencers and inform prevention strategies.

Date - 29th December 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The most recent Office for National (ONS) figures show 169 officers have committed suicide between 2011 and 2019 - more than the number who have died while on duty. Wellbeing is at the forefront of more and more of policing's dialogue, but...

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