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Mrs. Myriane Houplain draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the dramatic wave of suicides within the police. In recent days, several suicides by police officers have again occurred, adding to the terrible toll society is facing. These tragedies, often involving the use of service weapons, are part of an underlying movement of despair. Professional organizations of Police officers have been sounding the alarm for several months about this phenomenon which is tending to increase dangerously. It appears that the number of suicides by police officers has already reached 12 since the start of 2022, or nearly one suicide every three days. In 2021, 35 police officers took their own lives. The acceleration we are facing must be the subject of real in-depth work and support in order to put an end to this deadly spiral. Although certain initiatives have been taken, notably the extension to 2,000 of the number of volunteers in the sentry network, or the creation of 20 additional positions in the police operational psychological support service (SSPO), we must continue to increase the number of concrete actions in favor of the police officers. Consequently, she asks him to kindly draw up a precise inventory of the situation as well as inform him of the rapid measures which can be implemented in order to succeed in stopping this wave of suicides which constitute so many personal tragedies and serious risks for national cohesion.

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