Event Brief
SA coroner recommends mandatory trauma reviews for police
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Oct 01, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
Summary: An SA Police coronial inquest into the 2022 death of Senior Constable Benjamin Warren found it was highly likely he was suffering from PTSD after attending a 2014 double-fatal crash. The coroner made four recommendations to the police minister, including implementing mandatory psychological or psychiatric reviews for staff reaching a threshold of traumatic exposure.
WHO: SA Police coronial inquest; SA coroner; police minister (recommended to)
WHAT: Coroner issues recommendations after finding likely PTSD linked to traumatic exposure and recommends mandatory psychological or psychiatric reviews for police staff.
WHEN: 2022
WHERE: South Australia
WHY: The recommendations were triggered by the coronial findings that the officer’s death was highly likely linked to PTSD from attending a 2014 double-fatal crash.
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