More Law Enforcement Officers Die of Suicide Than in the Line of Duty

This is the reason why mental health care through the ranks should be encouraged

Dozens of officers gathered outside the Cook County medical examiner’s office to pay their respect to Deputy Chief Dion Boyd

Chicago has been mourning the loss of two decorated police officers to suicide this past week (early March 2021). A close look at the numbers paints a severe mental health crisis in the Chicago police department…