The US Department of Justice will keep track of law enforcement suicides, and will offer grants to police departments law enforcement agencies to improve police mental health services, reports Policemag.com.
A new bipartisan bill would add $5 million to the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act for this purpose.
A non-profit called Blue H.E.L.P. (Honor, Educate, Lead, Prevent) has tracked police suicide data since 2016. They counted 228 police officer suicides were reported in 2019, a large increase over previous years. Blue H.E.L.P. has counted two police suicides so far in 2020.
