{"id":196546,"date":"2021-04-08T08:57:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T08:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=196546"},"modified":"2021-04-08T08:57:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T08:57:50","slug":"stress-awareness-month-help-is-out-there-for-officers-who-are-struggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=196546","title":{"rendered":"Stress Awareness Month: Help is out there for officers who are struggling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black;\">SPEAKING during Stress Awareness Month, the Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said that help is out there for officers who are struggling and that it is important to talk about mental health.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8pt; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #1a1a1a;\">PFEW\u2019s January 2021 Demand, Capacity and Welfare Survey revealed that almost 80% of officers have struggled with their mental health and wellbeing over the past 12 months.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black;\">Steve Kent, Chair of South Yorkshire Police Federation, said: \u201cStress is a serious problem within policing and sadly is not going anywhere soon.\u201d<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black;\">He continued: \u201cI want to encourage officers to engage with methods of helping minimise the effects of stress by looking at the \u2018Backup Buddy\u2019 app that the force has provided, and make sure that you talk to each other as much as possible.\u201d<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black;\">The Backup Buddy gives practical advice to officers about how to maintain good mental health, spot the warning signs in themselves and others, and where to get help if they need it. It has a directory of useful contacts, and signposts users towards\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #1f2747;\">24-hour support for officers and staff.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black;\">\u00a0The app is available on iPhone or Android.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black;\">Steve said his message to members was to not be afraid of approaching their local Federation rep or the Federation office if they needed help.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 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