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Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.039070
I note you seek access to the following information:
How many officers took sick leave for depression, anxiety, stress or post-traumatic stress between April 2023 and March 2024.
By this, I mean where any of the terms 'depression', 'anxiety' or 'stress' or 'post-traumatic stress' appear in the description of the officer's illness.
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Period: 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
237 different officers were on sick leave for reasons that included the terms 'depression', 'anxiety' or 'stress' or 'post-traumatic stress'. This figure is broken down as follows:
Psychological Disorders - Nerves / Depression / Anxiety – 82
Psychological Disorders - Stress / Debility – 138
Psychological Disorders – Trauma – 17
Note:
The above figures represent three categories of absence reason that contain the terms (or variants of them) specified in this request.