Police Suicide

The remaining victim was being treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds that police said were not life-threatening

Capt. Fred Bobbitt died by suicide in February 2022; the family believes “inaction by city officials caused Bobbitt emotional distress”

The mission of the Ohio Department of Public Safety's Office of First Responder Wellness is to encourage self-care and mental wellness for Ohio’s first responders

The department also has 15 peer counselors – with more to come

The Public Safety Officer Support Act supports first responders who experienced PTSD or died by suicide following exposure to certain traumatic events

Lori Lightfoot’s speech during a graduation and promotion ceremony was met with criticism from the PD, the city’s leaders and fallen officers’ family members

The CBS special, "Code Blue: Officers in crisis," takes a deeper look at what the department can do to provide better mental health support for officers

“For anybody out there that says they get plenty of time off, they get plenty of rest, I call bull----. It’s not true. It’s not sustainable.”

"What we see in this career, the calls that we get, can take a toll on somebody's mental health and wellness," said Cheshire County Sheriff Eli Rivera

An official said use of the department’s mental health and wellness programs are the highest they have been

“A Penny For Their Thoughts” seeks to raise a penny per mile to help responders and their families

The city unanimously passed an ordinance to extend LODD benefits to suicide deaths

Katie Slifko has no doubt that police work killed her husband. Now she's raising awareness for job-related PTSD so that others know it, too

The program aims to compile national statistics so that police suicides can be prevented in the future

Blue H.E.L.P. presents a breakdown of law enforcement suicide statistics collected since 2016