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The OPBA began the mental health assistance program earlier this month.
CLEVELAND — The program allows OPBA members to confidentially request mental health-related services. Marriage or financial counseling assistance is also included in the program. The OPBA launched the program for two main reasons: officers, dispatchers and correctional officers may be skeptical or worry that seeking help may result in retribution by a superior and the growing number of law enforcement officers committing suicide each year.
