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<p>The Government takes the issue of police wellbeing, including mental health, very
seriously and has invested in programmes which offer help directly to officers and
staff. In July 2017 the Home Office awarded £7.5 million from the Police Transformation
Fund to the College of Policing over three years to pilot and, if these pilots were
successful, roll out a dedicated national service to help provide enhanced welfare
support to serving police officers and staff.</p><p>Following two years of development
and piloting, the National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS) was launched in April 2019.
The NPWS has developed evidence-based guidance, advice, tools and resources which
can be accessed by forces, as well as individual officers and staff. These include
resources for forces to help forces better support officers and staff who are experiencing
mental health problems.</p><p>In July 2018, we launched ‘A common goal for police
wellbeing – to be achieved by 2021.’ This requires that by 2021, policing will ensure
that every member of the police service feels confident that their welfare and wellbeing
is actively supported by their police force throughout their career. The goal was
published by the Home Office and jointly owned by a number of different or-ganisations,
including Public Health England. This goal represents the result of six months of
engagement by the Home Office with policing partners and health experts, setting out
a shared vision for ensuring police officers and staff have the support they need
to flourish.</p>
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