Mental health author and researcher Ardath Whynacht said the numbers in this report show that policing - as it is currently practiced - is not working
with the staffing crisis, poor planning, lack of mental health supports and lack of funding for equipment police officers need.
Extra duty is a program where officers can be requested for work outside their regular hours, like at grocery stores. Gibson found that HRP officers worked 7,521 extra-duty hours in 2021 and 13,726 from Jan.-Nov. 2022. It’s hard to track absences due to mental health issues as employees aren’t required to give a reason when taking a sick leave, said Gibson, but workplace injury claims for psychological injuries have “comprised a substantial proportion of lost time over the past several years.”report, said she doesn’t doubt police officers have high rates of PTSD and absenteeism. She said they deserve proper mental health care just like everyone else.
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