Police Officer Suicide Sounds Mental Health Alarm
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What’s behind a striking number of police suicides?
On Tuesday, a high-ranking chief in the Chicago Police Department is believed to have committed suicide — and research shows the suicide rate for Chicago officers is higher than the national average. Amanda Vinicky has this report.
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Police Officer Suicide Sounds Mental Health Alarm
Clip: 7/29/2020 | 6m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
On Tuesday, a high-ranking chief in the Chicago Police Department is believed to have committed suicide — and research shows the suicide rate for Chicago officers is higher than the national average. Amanda Vinicky has this report.
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