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Frontline trauma: Alarming PTSD rates in WA police revealed

Recent developments have brought attention to frontline trauma: alarming ptsd rates in wa police revealed.

15 September 2026
Frontline trauma: Alarming PTSD rates in WA police revealed
Frontline trauma: Alarming PTSD rates in WA police revealed
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Recent developments have brought attention to frontline trauma: alarming ptsd rates in wa police revealed.

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More than one-third of Western Australia's police officers report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) and published in the journal Australian Psychologist has discovered

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