ESSEX Police Federation says the PFEW\u2019s Welfare Support Programme is \u2018worth every penny\u2019 after new data shows it has helped more than 20,000 officers and prevented five suicides since it began in 2012.<\/p>\n
Officers are referred to the WSP programme through the Federation when facing the \u201cmost serious consequences of policing\u201d \u2013 being suspended from duty, facing gross misconduct and considered to be at risk or vulnerable.<\/p>\n
WSP counsellors will proactively call officers, as well as being there 24\/7 should officers get in touch with them directly.<\/p>\n
Essex Police Federation Chairman Steve Taylor said: \u201cThe Federation pays towards that Welfare Support Programme and it\u2019s worth every penny.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers \u2013 and having been there myself I know \u2013 face very, very dark times when losing their job or faced with the prospect of losing their job, or if they face custodial sentences.<\/p>\n
\u201cOrganisationally it\u2019s easy to forget people. Organisationally it\u2019s easy for requests for help to go unanswered or unnoticed. The Welfare Support Programme offers a safety net for those who slip through what should always be the force\u2019s responsibility to look after the welfare of their employees, their officers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The programme is coupled with great support officers in Essex receive, Steve added.<\/p>\n
He explained: \u201cIn Essex, I think we\u2019re in a stronger position than most in as much as we\u2019ve got a progressive, hard-working, if not small, occupational health department.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Welfare Support Programme augments that very nicely so long may it continue.\u201d<\/p>\n
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