More than two years after a secret review into well-being services for police found there was no defined strategy to deal with mental health matters, the Lawler Government has established an early intervention program for police well-being, while a former officer who is still waiting for a wellness check three years after he left the force said it has taken too long.

The government said on Tuesday that it is currently working to identify possible risk factors and integrate data which will be used to flag if officers have been exposed to an identified risk, so the “early intervention team” can engage with the officer at the “earliest possible opportunity”.

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