Recent Canadian research indicates 44.5% of public safety personnel (PSP) self-report symptoms consistent with at least one type of mental disorder; however, researchers have typically not focused on the mental wellness of civilians working within PSP sectors. Given that the number of civilians working in Canadian law enforcement organizations has doubled since 2003, with more than 30% of all police personnel in Canada being civilians, more research is needed to support this understudied sub-population within law enforcement. The current study used a survey to compare civilian members (n = 80) and sworn (n = 112) police officers working within a law enforcement organization on issues regarding mental disorders, perceived barriers to care and help-seeking behaviours. Results indicate that civilian members self-report a high prevalence of mental disorders and lower resilience compared with police officers in the same organization. Civilians reported similar barriers to accessing mental health compared with police officers but were less likely to indicate willingness to access supports within their place of employment. Our results support the need for equitable access to mental health resources for civilian staff working within law enforcement organizations.

加拿大最近的研究表明，44.5% 的公共安全人员 (PSP) 自我报告的症状与至少一种类型的精神障碍一致；然而，研究人员通常不关注在 PSP 部门工作的平民的心理健康。鉴于在加拿大执法机构工作的文职人员数量自 2003 年以来翻了一番，加拿大所有警务人员中有 30% 以上是文职人员，因此需要更多的研究来支持执法部门内这一研究不足的亚群。目前的研究使用了一项调查来比较平民 ( n  = 80) 和宣誓 ( n = 112) 在执法机构内就精神障碍、感知护理障碍和寻求帮助行为等问题工作的警察。结果表明，与同一组织中的警察相比，文职人员自我报告的精神障碍患病率较高，复原力较低。与警察相比，平民报告获得心理健康方面的障碍类似，但不太可能表示愿意在他们的工作地点获得支持。我们的结果支持在执法组织内工作的文职人员需要公平地获得精神卫生资源。