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Behind the Badge: Addressing Organizational and Operational Stress in Policing Mental Health

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Police officers in the UK and Ireland experience comparable mental health challenges, largely due to workplace culture and repeated exposure to trauma. Poor management, bullying, and lack of organzational support contribute as much to mental health challenges—if not more—than traumatic incidents themselves. Police forces must prioritize structural and cultural changes, not just individual interventions, to better support the mental health of their members.

Source: Applied police briefings :

DOI: 10.22215/apb.v2i3.5513

Authors: Cody Normitta Porter, Paul Gavin

Language: English

Topic: Policing Practices and Perceptions

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4414173227

FWCI: 4.02

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