CHIEF Constables must redress the balance to focus on officers’ welfare, if mental health is to improve, the former boss of Thames Valley Police has said.
Sara Thornton head of the National Police Chief Council made the claim as she launched a three-point plan to ensure officers’ mental health is being taken care of.
She said the increase in demand, from areas such as missing people, mental health incidents, and protection of vulnerable people, coupled with fewer officers, was taking its toll on officer mental health.
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