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Thoughts on this progressive and innovative benefit? Needed so officers can reset? Absolutely!

Kruse said that three or four officers have already scheduled their times off out of the total 19 full-time officers.

He said that all sworn patrol officers after five years of consecutive service to the city will get two weeks of sabbatical. Those who are assigned to administrative positions get one week.

Kruse said for police officers, it can be hard for them to put their work aside when they go home, and so the program is for them to focus on their mental health.

Ind. PD introduces two-week 'sabbaticals' for officer mental health The program is available to officers and civilian workers who have worked for the Charlestown PD for more than five years; the time off is unrelated to their vacation, personal and sick time