CUPD Helps Staff Combat Emergency Induced Stress

Crime victims are not the only ones who suffer enduring effects of emergency situations. Law enforcement officers suffer the highest suicide rate compared to that of other professions, second only to dentists, according to Linda Starr, manager of the Employee Assistance Program.

In fact, according to Joe Schwartz, a public information officer from the Cornell Press Relations office, crime victims and law enforcement officers alike struggle against the emotional stress created by emergencies. To help staff cope, the CUPD provided an eight-hour seminar to ensure that their staff “[is] aware of the triggers and effects of stress, and that they are provided with tools for coping with such stress in an effective manner,” Schwartz stated in an e-mail.