Cheshire Fed chair calls for more support for vicarious trauma

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Cheshire Fed chair calls for more support for vicarious trauma

The Cheshire Federation Chair, Jamie Thompson, has said that policing needs to become more proactive around dealing with officer trauma.

Date - 19th July 2022
By - Cachella Smith

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The Chair of the Cheshire Police Federation, Jamie Thompson, has told Police Oracle that he believes the police are getting better at reactively managing poor mental health, but that they should be preventing officers from getting to that stage in...

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