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Orange County sheriff tells other law enforcement officers “It’s OK to not be OK”

FILE - In this Sunday, June 12, 2016 file photo, Mayor Buddy Dyer, center right, and then-Police Chief John Mina, center left, arrive for a news conference after the mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Mina, now the Orange County, Fla., sheriff, says after the attack, police officers were equipped with another layer of body armor that stops rifle rounds. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

FILE - In this June 12, 2016 file photo, an Orlando Police officer directs family members away from a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., that left 49 people dead. The shooter was killed by police after a three-hour standoff. After the tragedy, police were equipped with a new layer of body armor to stop rifle rounds. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

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Orange County Sheriff John Mina has a message for his fellow law enforcement officers.  Mina says, “It’s OK to not be OK.”

It’s a simple message, but for a law enforcement officer struggling with post traumatic stress, the statement means a lot.

The sheriff’s officer recently produced a short video where Mina talks about his own struggles with PTSD and why seeking help is so important.

More than 200 law enforcement officers took their own life in 2019, compared to 125 killed in the line of duty.

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