As Chicago police officials grapple with a series of officer suicides, the department’s former wellness adviser decried the practice of canceling days off as “inhumane” and called for a sweeping plan to address psychological issues within the ranks.
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"We ask that the city wrap its arms around this sergeant’s loved ones as they mourn his loss," according to the statement. "Please also take a moment to pray for the men and women of CPD, who are grieving alongside this sergeant’s family." "I think what’s happening is inhumane," she said. "And I’m certainly not linking [regular day off] cancellations to increase of suicide, but we do know that this is the pattern."
"They really see these horrific, triggering events all the time that they’ve compounded," she said. "And when you’ve compounded levels of trauma, and with no opportunity to kind of debrief unless you’re forced to, it can become increasingly likely that you develop stress disorders, depression [and] anxiety."
In a statement posted on Twitter on Sunday, the Police Department said its members "are in the midst of the most difficult and challenging time to be a Police Officer in this country. Officer well-being and overall mental health is our top priority." To be more accommodating, he said, the union renovated a floor of the FOP lodge specifically for counseling services. Yet he claimed the city did "nothing to follow through," and the department’s counseling division has refused to use the offices.
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