A normal person may have eight critical events in their lifetime. A law enforcement officer, over their career, may have up to 200 critical events and that could greatly effect their mental health. It could involve a fatality accident, an event with a child, or a number of things. Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards says his officers go through a mandatory Critical Incident Debriefing following such an event:
Law enforcement is one of the most stressful jobs in the world an mental health issues are common.
May is Mental Health Awareness and Richards is our guest this week on Community Perspective. He talks about some of the things his deputies see and experience every day and how they are handled. Tune in tomorrow morning at 8:04 to hear the entire conversation.
