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What a year it has been, especially for those working within policing during this global pandemic. With a 500% increase in referrals this year our Police Care UK welfare team have been kept extremely busy supporting all of those who have contacted us for their…

In 2019 Police Care UK published interim results from Policing: The Job & the Life, highlighting that 1 in 5 serving police are living with either Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Complex PTSD, anxiety disorders triggered by traumatic events. We are now pleased to be…

We are very excited to say that we have launched the Police Get Active Challenge 2020! 6 weeks to get active, have fun in a friendly inter-force competition and support our fantastic Police Care UK charity. Don’t miss out, be part of it! Now more than…

In light of the recent outbreak of Covid-19 and Government advice, we have decided to reschedule and postpone some of our events. Please see below more detail on the specific events, however all attendees who are booked on for events and training will be contacted…

World Sleep Day is a day that highlights the importance of good sleep and the benefits that can bring to an individual. This is especially challenging within policing, where the very nature of the role is not conducive to allowing a good routine, having a…

The charity Police Care UK has today announced a new corporate partnership with specialist consultancy Principle One, to enhance the organisation’s ability to support serving and veteran police and families get the care and support they need.

Police Care UK is offering a new service for police veterans looking to set up their own business after leaving the service. With more than 11 serious injuries a day, and the psychological trauma of policing taking its toll on more frontline police, the need…

Police Care UK and the Police Treatment Centres have today announced a strategic partnership that establishes a centre of excellence to better care for those who suffer psychological harm because of their policing role.

Police Care UK Chief Executive, Gill Scott-Moore, has today called on police chiefs and the health authorities across the UK to co-develop a national strategy that tackles the serious mental health issues affecting police officers and staff, and volunteers across the UK.

This is according to early findings from the largest known force-wide survey, which focused on police wellbeing and screened for clinical symptoms of both disorders. The research has been conducted by a team of sociologists at the University of Cambridge and funded by the charity…