Richard is a former member of the Royal Hong Kong Police. He joined South Yorkshire Police when his contract concluded overseas and when he joined in the UK his role attracted extreme violence.
On one fateful day Richard was on a drugs operation and during this operation the suspect died. In the days following the incident Richard was subjected to significant scrutiny and the coroners inquest determined that Richard had done nothing wrong.
This experience provided Richard with an overwhelming sense of guilt isolation and gave him suicidal thoughts.
Richard subsequently left the police and turned to Academia to fully understand what had taken place. His lived experience makes him best placed to assist others who have been though traumatic experiences.
Richard was instrumental in forming the Daparian Foundation and cites Combat stress as being a saviour and motivator. #ptsd #suicideawareness #ptsdsymptoms #ptsdrecovery #truth #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters
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