'Suck it up': Mental health stigma entrenched in Victoria Police, review finds

By Tammy Mills
Updated May 31 2016 - 1:13pm, first published 12:01am
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton has committed to implementing the recommendations of a damning report on police mental health. Photo: Justin McManus
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton has committed to implementing the recommendations of a damning report on police mental health. Photo: Justin McManus
Since the year 2000, 23 officers have taken their own lives. Photo: Luis Ascui
Since the year 2000, 23 officers have taken their own lives. Photo: Luis Ascui
Former police officer Ron Fenton, who was shot in the head in 1984, hopes the mental health review will improve officers' prospects. Photo: Jason South
Former police officer Ron Fenton, who was shot in the head in 1984, hopes the mental health review will improve officers' prospects. Photo: Jason South

Victoria Police's "suck it up" culture has created a widespread mental health crisis within the force, a damning report has found.

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