'I grieve each loss': Texas sheriff reflects on 4 suicides in 6 weeks within agency

"It's a painful reminder that life is fragile and that time is not guaranteed. May they rest in peace."

'I grieve each loss': Texas sheriff reflects on 4 suicides in 6 weeks within agency

The deaths of current and former Harris County Sheriff's deputies highlight the mental health risks facing officers after they retire or leave the profession

The president of the Chamber of Deputies received the ministers Blanzaco and Berisso, with the objective of coordinating actions to address the problems of suicide and consumption. In a meeting convened by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Gustavo Hein, held this Thursday in his office, authorities of the Ministries of Health and Human Development advanced with the inter-institutional articulation for the development of policies in the a…

Wave of suicides among people in uniform. In the last month alone, a gendarme, a soldier and a police officer have taken their own lives. All of them were young and had passed the psychological exam with flying colors. This is the problem, psychologists say. The tests are easy to fool, and a man with suicidal tendencies gains access to a weapon all too easily. The latest victim is a 34-year-old gendarme from Vatra Dornei. The employee took his o…

TEXAS RANGERS INVESTIGATING A SUICIDE AFTER DEPUTIES RESPOND TO A MENTAL HEALTH CALL

On March 30, a woman who had been having a mental health episode was shot with an officer's weapon. It started with a call to the home. Officers with the Liberty Police Department responded. The officers got into a struggle with the female, at which time she was able to gain control of the officer's