Ill-Health Retirement Support Programme: When trauma changes everything
Ill-health retirement can affect health, income and family life at once. A new Police Care UK initiative is there to help when trauma turns life upside down.
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The hidden impact of policing
"I would feel under threat even at home which had proven exhausting and majorly affecting my quality of life and to be honest, my will to want to continue to live."
PC Mark Thompson
2 in 10
Will have either post-traumatic stress disorder (PTDS) or Complex PTSD
91%
of people say their life improved because of our support
9 in 10
Go to work as usual with a pscyhological issue
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Police Care UK unveils new pilot scheme supporting Superintendents
Police Care UK launches new pilot Superintendent Preparedness Programme to support the psychological wellbeing of new and aspiring superintendents and help them transition into senior leadership roles.
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