Phoenix Police Department Learned To Change After PTSD Study

Big changes ahead for Phoenix PD after PTSD study
KPHO News
By Jason Volentine
Jul 11, 2015

A task force was formed following the firing and

ultimate suicide death of former police officer Craig Tiger.

(Source: KPHO/KTVK)

PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK)
Big changes are coming to the Phoenix Police Department following the release of a task force report on the city’s first responders and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The task force was put together following the firing and ultimate suicide death of former police officer Craig Tiger, who claimed to be suffering from untreated PTSD. The findings recommend more than a dozen steps the department should take to help officers suffering from PTSD.

According to the task force, there needs to be a cultural change with the way the police department views and treats mental health.

One of the recommendations deals with traumatic events like officer-involved shootings.
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