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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.</p><p>In July 2017 the Home Office awarded £7.5 million from the Police Transformation
Fund to the College of Policing to pilot and fund a National Police Wellbeing Service
(NPWS). The NPWS was launched in April 2019 and 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 to help forces better support officers
and staff who are experiencing mental health problems.</p><p>We have also set out
a vision for a new Police Covenant, recognising the bravery and commitment of officers
who work night and day to keep us safe. We plan to focus on physical protection for
officers, their health and wellbeing and support for their families.</p><p>The Home
Office does not centrally hold information on the number of police officers taking
their own lives.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics publish data on suicide
by occupation in England. The latest release can be found here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/suicidebyoccupationenglandsupplementarydatatables"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/suicidebyoccupationenglandsupplementarydatatables</a></p>
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