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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Police suicides: Why we don’t talk about them, and how to help

    The suicide deaths of four police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6 has put a spotlight on a long-standing problem of police suicide.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 9, 2021 • 16m Listen

    The suicide deaths of four police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6 has put a spotlight on a long-standing problem of police suicide. Research shows that more police officers die by suicide than in the line of duty, and the rate is going up.

    More: Washington Post: Opinion: Suicide is not just a problem for officers who defended the Capitol. It’s a crisis for all police.

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      founder of National Police Suicide Foundation

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Difficulty of closing Gitmo, quiet tragedy of police suicides
    1. 0:00Is it possible to close Guantanamo Bay — 20 years after 9/11 and numerous political promises?
    2. 17:57Police suicides: Why we don’t talk about them, and how to helpYou’re reading this
    3. 34:43TikTok stars are trying to make it in mainstream entertainment. But that may not translate
    4. 43:19Fake Keanu Reeves accounts are sliding into DMs, scamming women for cash
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