Blue Wall of Silence: Perceptions of the Influence of Training on Law Enforcement Suicide

Law enforcement is a dangerous profession, but the truth remains more officers kill themselves than are killed in the line-of-duty. A failure to acknowledge this silent killer causes valuable governmental funding to be lost in the form of training and education, and numerous officers to take their own lives before help is available. Study results hope to produce a mindset in which shame and anger no longer produce a shield for this deadly topic, but rather, a platform to begin feeling comfortable talking about the issues officers face, without seeing suicide as a viable option.