In this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” reporter Benjamin Wood, Tribune deputy managing editor Matt Canham and Brent Jex, president of the Utah’s Fraternal Order of Police, discuss the need for, and stigma surrounding, mental health services within the law enforcement community.
Benjamin Wood: This week, The Salt Lake Tribune launched a six-part series titled, “Officer In Distress.” The story, by Tribune senior managing editor Matt Canham, focuses on the experience of Brent Jex, a detective with the West Jordan Police Department.
For more than a decade, Jex blamed himself for the death of a fellow officer.