Police roll out mental health refresher course for officers
The Directorate of Police Health Services (PHS) has rolled out a month-long refresher course for the force’s commanders on mental health amid increasing cases of suicides and homicides committed by police officers.
This comes as Uganda commemorates the World Mental Health Day, today Monday, October 10.
Dr. Moses Byaruhanga, the director of Police Health Services tells KFM that since the beginning of this year, about eight officers have committed suicide in the districts of Kampala, Moyo, Kazo, and Pallisa among others.
Byaruhanga says this course targets top commanders who will be trained at the Kabalya police training school and later re-deployed as trainers.
The global theme for this year’s metnal health day is “Making Mental Health for all a global priority”.