The Brief
- Tukwila Police Department is highlighting PTSD Awareness Month to support officers.
- Officers will wear patches and receive training to recognize and address PTSD symptoms.
- The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers resources for mental health support, emphasizing early intervention.
TUKWILA, Wash. – Investigating traumatic incidents can be mentally draining for law enforcement. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), about 30 percent of first responders develop mental health conditions like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
June is recognized nationally as PTSD Awareness Month. The Tukwila Police Department is using this time to focus on the issue affecting officers locally and across the country.
In an announcement, the department wrote, “By empowering law enforcement officers to recognize the symptoms, intervene early on and seek help, we can help curb and treat the impact of these traumatic events as soon as possible before they become too great a weight and burden to bear.”…