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A Utah detective tries to persuade officers to see past the stigma about mental health that nearly destroyed him

(Amy Lewis | Special to The Tribune)

(Amy Lewis | Special to The Tribune)

Part 1 headlines (Wednesday, 7am-1pm; 7pm onward)

Officer in Distress: Saddled with overwhelming grief and guilt, a West Jordan detective wonders if seeking help could cost him his job

Fear kept a West Jordan detective from seeking help until his life almost unraveled

Grief mixed with guilt left a Utah detective with no option but the one he feared the most — seeing a therapist

Part 2 headlines (Wednesday, 1pm-7pm)

Officer in Distress: As police close in on masked teens, one reaches out for help

‘Going over the edge’: A Utah teen involved in robberies tells a teacher he may become more violent

Part 3 headlines (Thursday)

A Utah detective had a teen in handcuffs on Friday. Three days later, the boy killed a cop.

Officer in Distress: A Utah detective blames himself for the ambush death of a friend in uniform

Part 4 headlines (Friday)

Seeking redemption, a detective hunts for everyone who ever touched the stolen gun used to kill a Utah police officer

A detective hunts for everyone who ever touched the stolen gun used to kill a Utah police officer

How a stolen gun made it into the hands of a Utah teen who used it to kill a cop

Part 5 headlines (Saturday)

Officer in Distress: A trio of tragedies compels Detective Brent Jex to admit he needs help

Three tragedies — a baby girl’s death, a cop’s suicide and the murder of a police officer — force grieving Detective Brent Jex to admit he needs help

Part 6 headlines (Sunday)

A Utah detective is ‘100 percent convinced’ that helping cops after trauma would improve policing

Seeing a therapist gives Utah Detective Brent Jex a new mission — persuading more officers to do the same

Seeing a therapist gave a Utah detective a new mission — persuading more officers to get help for mental health

A Utah detective tries to persuade officers to see past the stigma about mental health that nearly destroyed him

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