‘This is Their 9/11’: Mental Health Professionals Fear Uptick in Stress Issues and Suicides Following Corona Virus Pandemic

By Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News

First it was the coronavirus pandemic, then the violent protests over the death of George Floyd. For the city’s first responders, it’s all become too much.

In the coming weeks, they will begin to come to terms with the tragedies and tumult they have witnessed the last three months.

Fearing cops and first responders will begin suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as the city slowly returns to normal, mental health professionals are taking proactive steps to get them the help they need.

“There are concerns that there is going to be an onset of post-traumatic stress,” said Dr. Peter Killeen a former Port Authority cop who has co-authored four books on how law enforcement can better handle stress on the job.

“For the younger cops, this is their 9/11,” Killeen said about the coronavirus pandemic…