Additionally, HCSO Constable Sherman Eagleton has requested that any first responders who are “struggling” “reach out to someone.” “Even in your darkest moments, you are important and needed,” he posted on Facebook.
“Look out for one another, our blue-clad brothers and sisters. Your family is here to support you, so don’t bear the load alone.
Jose Lopez, president of the Harris County Deputies Organization, said that he and his fellow officers are now cognizant of the gravity of the issue.
According to McNeese, discussions on how to strengthen the agency’s mental health division have been sparked by the stress the recent suicides have caused on the whole office.
He said that he thought the separation was “too small” and that “something like this has ripple effects you don’t realize for years.”
