Although the law enforcement profession can be rewarding, it also produces a great amount of mental and physical stress on an officer’s body.

Studies have shown that police officers have higher rates of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when compared to populations of similar age.¹ Nationally, this leads to a 69 percent increased risk of suicide over the general working population.² This is largely due to an officer’s significant exposure to a variety of both chronic and acute stressors.