Bill for state police mental health leave sitting on Hochul's desk

Bill for state police mental health leave sitting on Hochul's desk

FILE - Graduating New York State Police troopers line up before a ceremony at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (Mike Groll / AP)Police officers in the United States are approximately twice as more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD and depression, according to the National Institutes of Health. Many attribute this to the high-stress of the job, and the frequency of being present or directly invol…