Emergency services mental health programme begins in Wales

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Emergency services mental health programme begins in Wales

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Date - 27th April 2017
By - Ian Weinfass - Police Oracle

A support service for emergency services staff and volunteers is being launched in Wales today. Research by Mind found that almost nine in ten emergency workers have experienced stress, low mood or poor mental health while at work, and one in four...

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