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HR0040LRB104 07472 ECR 17514 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Law enforcement officers are greatly affected by 

3mental health issues; according to the National Library of 

4Medicine, when compared to the general population, police 

5personnel have approximately twice the prevalence of 

6post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, and they 

7are associated with a lower quality of life; and

8 WHEREAS, Depression and any related mental illness are 

9serious risks for law enforcement officers, who are often 

10exposed to high levels of stress and trauma; and

11 WHEREAS, Studies have found that law enforcement officers 

12experience depression at nearly double the rate of the general 

13population, with 12% of police officers reporting depression 

14compared to 6.8% by the rest of the population; and

15 WHEREAS, Law enforcement officers are often reluctant to 

16acknowledge feelings of mental illness out of fear of being 

17perceived as weak or unfit for duty; and

18 WHEREAS, This reluctance, combined with a lack of mental 

19health resources tailored to the law enforcement community, 

20can result in mental illness being left untreated, leading to 

21severe mental health crises, including suicide; and

HR0040- 2 -LRB104 07472 ECR 17514 r

1 WHEREAS, Between 2011 and 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 

2Statistics reported the occurrence of 24 workplace suicides by 

3police personnel and six workplace suicides by correctional 

4staff; and

5 WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is 

6required by law to keep information on suicide in law 

7enforcement through the Law Enforcement Officers Suicide Data 

8Collection Program (LEOSDCP); and

9 WHEREAS, The LEOSDCP is meant to track the rate of suici