The Hidden Crisis: How This Former Officer Nearly Became Another Police Suicide Statistic

Heroes Behind the Badge · Mar 11, 2025 · 1h 3m · transcript

We confront the hidden epidemic of police suicide with retired officer David Berez. After 34 years in emergency services with the East Windsor Police Department, David courageously shares how he nearly became another statistic—sitting in his patrol car with his service weapon, prevented from taking his life only by one timely call

Police officers are 54% more likely than civilians to die by suicide, and David reveals the neurological impact of experiencing hundreds of traumatic incidents throughout a law enforcement career. "I lost the ability to feel love," he explains, describing how the…