“We’re just as human as everybody else, so we have the same issues and problems everyone has to deal with,” Picayune Police Chief Joe Quave said.
Suicide rates among first responders are statistically higher than those who work in other sectors, mostly due to the stresses first responders experience as part of the profession.
“Honestly, we’re probably more likely to have to deal with it just through dealing with all the problems of the world, plus we have our own,” Picayune Police Chief Joe Quave told Magnolia Tribune. “We’re just as human as everybody else, so we have the same issues and problems everyone has to deal with.”
While on duty, first responders regularly find themselves arriving to scenes much of the general population would never want to set eyes on.
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