It’s part of an effort to support the mental health of officers and support staff.
The hiring of an in-house psychologist for Victoria police officers and staff will be a “game changer,” says the police chief.Over the past few years, the severity and frequency of trauma that officers and staff face has significantly increased, said Chief Del Manak.
At any given time, about 10 to 15 of the department’s 255 officers are off work for psychological injuries, he said. “The fact that he had all of these sudden death investigations or suicidal calls that he was responding to clearly was taking a toll on his mental health and he never really reached out to anyone for those,” Manak said.
The hiring of a psychologist shows the department is taking a progressive stance on mental health, said Angela Van Eerd, secretary of the Victoria City Police Union and a detective in VicPD’s special victims unit.She’s encouraged to see that VicPD is recognizing the necessity of mental fitness as well.
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