The French government on Monday opened a suicide prevention unit for police officers after a sharp rise in the number taking their own lives since the start of this year.
So far this year 28 officers have killed themselves, up from a total of 35 for all of last year, according to interior ministry figures. Castaner acknowledged that police suicides were linked to the physical and emotional tolls of the work, which union officials say have increased significantly with the demands of securing the"yellow vest" protests.
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