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 who rear-ended the officer’s squad car and then fought with him, according to authorities.

This comes a week after St. Paul police officers were called to 

As families and community members of the shooting victims grieve, there’s growing concern in law enforcement that responding to traumatic calls without mental health support can take a toll on the well-being of officers.

MPR News host Angela Davis led a conversation Monday about the impact of police work on officers and the communities they police.

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There’s growing concern in law enforcement that responding to traumatic calls without mental health support can take a toll on the well-being of officers. MPR’s Angela Davis led a conversation Monday about the effects of police work on officers and the communities they police.

The job of a police officer has never been easy, but in the last few years it seems to have grown increasingly more difficult. There's growing concern in law enforcement that responding to traumatic calls without mental health support can take a toll on officers' well-being. Angela Davis led a conversation about about the effect police work has on the officers who do it and on the communities they police.

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