As families and police agencies in New York State contend with an uptick in officer suicides, lawmakers have passed legislation that would establish confidentiality provisions in a formalized mental-health support program run by cops themselves.
Pending Governor Hochul’s signature, which is expected, the Lieutenant Joseph Banish Mental Health Act would establish a training program for select law enforcement officers to provide them with the know-how to speak with their colleagues contending with trauma, grief or depression.
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