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Lawyer Jim Dean used to be a police officer, and has been open about his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. (Kate Dubinski/CBC News)
Former police officer opens up about friend lost to PTSD
Omar Hassan, 51, struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder after working as a police officer
Jim Dean remembers when Omar Hassan came to work for the London police service back in 2000, transferring from Chatham-Kent.
Hassan knew how to be a cop, but Dean was tasked with showing him the London ropes, how the paperwork flowed, what the processes were. They were both young men, 30 years old. [read more]