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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ben Turner

Huge rise in number of police officers taking sick leave due to mental health issues

Savage cuts by the Tories have left our police forces on the verge of a ­mental health crisis, a leader warns.

The number of officers taking time off sick due to the trauma of dealing with “horrific cases” has more than doubled in a decade.

And it comes as dwindling resources and ever smaller staff numbers cause officers’ workloads to spiral.

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