Chicago, IL
3rd Chicago police officer dies by suicide this month; department prioritizing staff mental health
CPD Supt. David Brown held a press convention Monday following a 3rd CPD officer who died by suicide this month.
Brown made clear that policing has by no means been more durable.
“That is such a troublesome scenario for the Chicago Police Division,” Brown stated.
Brown’s assertion comes as three Chicago officers have taken their lives this month. The newest died Sunday.
Brown stated he is working to deal with the stigma inside the division relating to searching for assist for psychological well being crises.
“The stigma of even speaking to somebody in our occupation is a problem,” Brown stated. “Many officers discover it as an indication of weak spot.”
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The newest demise got here simply in the future after one other CPD officer was discovered lifeless in his house by suicide and weeks after one other took her personal life.
We’re devastated.
Two of our members not too long ago died by suicide and we simply acquired phrase {that a} third member died by suicide earlier as we speak.
A lot extra must be completed to stem this horrible actuality. Click on beneath to listen to extra from President Catanzara.
🔗: https://t.co/Hn4SzNE6ED pic.twitter.com/Sy9bYYhBfQ
— Fraternal Order of Police – Chicago Lodge #7 (@FOP7Chicago) July 16, 2022
“We ask that town wrap its arms round this sergeant’s family members as they mourn his loss. Please additionally take a second to hope for the women and men of CPD, who’re grieving alongside this sergeant’s household,” the division stated in an announcement.
The third officer’s identification has not but been launched.
“It’s extremely heartbreaking to know that an officer was beneath a lot stress, so depressed, they felt that they are solely method out is to take their life,” stated Jamay Nellum-Fane, a former CPD officer.
Having served 16 years with the Chicago Police Division, simply retiring in April, Nellum-Fane stated the emotional stress of being a police officer has develop into excessive.
“The times off being canceled, after which we’ve got to be actual — the stress that our officers are beneath responding to calls — individual with a gun, individual shot, home battery, little one abuse, sexual assault,” she stated.
She stated the stress, partly, led to her retirement.
“I went by way of that darkish interval, going through melancholy, going through PTSD, going through post-traumatic stress. It was simply an excessive amount of. It was over-bearing,” Nellum-Fane stated.
“We are able to all the time do a greater job of looking for our brothers and sisters in attempting to concentrate to attainable disaster moments that we will intervene,” Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara stated in an announcement.
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Each the FOP president and Nellum-Fane agree extra might be completed.
“I feel that they need to be extra inventive and really assign perhaps counselors, social staff, regardless of the case is, to precise districts,” Nellum-Fane stated.
In response to a tweet by the Chicago Police Division Sunday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot replied:
“Please know that we hear you & are working tirelessly to ease the psychological & bodily burden of our cops.”
Please know that we hear you & are working tirelessly to ease the psychological & bodily burden of our cops. 🧵 https://t.co/HTwSjEQImQ
— Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) July 17, 2022
I hope all @Chicago_Police members who could also be struggling will contemplate contacting the Worker Help Program, the Division’s licensed skilled therapists, & the Chaplains Ministry.
Name 312.743.0378 for extra particulars, night time or day.
— Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) July 17, 2022
For those who really feel suicidal otherwise you’re fearful about somebody you realize, you may name the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. You can even textual content the Disaster Textual content Line by messaging TALK to 741741.
For extra info, go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
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Chicago, IL
2 women found dead in Englewood home after fire, Chicago fire officials say
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.
The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.
The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.
After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.
It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.
The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.
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3 women united by Highland Park shooting now lobby for assault weapon ban
HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.
As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.
“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”
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“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”
“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”
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For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.
“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”
However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.
Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.
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Biden to extend student loan repayment freeze as relief program is tied up in courts
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.
The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.
The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.
However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.
This story is breaking and can be up to date.
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