Quick Take
Just as the effects of duty-induced post-traumatic stress have become better understood by police agencies, the job of an officer has become increasingly difficult. The events of June 6, 2020, served as a painful reminder of the profession’s fragility. A response to the slaying of Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller by local law enforcement that included immediate mental health attention — and even a specially trained “cop whisperer” — has helped minimize the collateral damage.
The Right to Not Remain Silent: A Lookout series on cops, PTSD and mental health
There are 3 stories.
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Quick Take
Two years after Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller was murdered, the recognition of post-traumatic stress...
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2
Quick Take
Not all brains require the post-traumatic stress gymnastics that Karen Lansing is able to put them through, but the ones...
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3
Quick Take
When traumatic events don’t receive some level of post-processing, they linger there until the day they don’t. For the...
Quick Take
Just as the effects of duty-induced post-traumatic stress have become better understood by police agencies, the job of an officer has become increasingly difficult. The events of June 6, 2020, served as a painful reminder of the profession’s fragility. A response to the slaying of Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller by local law enforcement that included immediate mental health attention — and even a specially trained “cop whisperer” — has helped minimize the collateral damage.
There are 3 stories.
-
1
Quick Take
Two years after Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller was murdered, the recognition of post-traumatic stress...
-
2
Quick Take
Not all brains require the post-traumatic stress gymnastics that Karen Lansing is able to put them through, but the ones...
-
3
Quick Take
When traumatic events don’t receive some level of post-processing, they linger there until the day they don’t. For the...