The widow of a detective lieutenant who committed suicide argued that he had done so because of undiagnosed cumulative post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). Her civil rights lawsuit against the department and its officials failed to establish that the defendants provided inadequate training on suicide prevention, suicide risk assessment, or the effects of CPTSD, in deliberate indifference to a known problem. Robischung-Walsh v. Nassau County Police Dept., #10-1596, 011 U.S. App. Lexis 8856 (Unpub. 2nd Cir.).
     Town and police supervisory personnel were not liable for failing to prevent a police officer's suicide with his service revolver; even if a due process obligation existed to take additional steps to prevent the suicide, it was not clearly established in 1998 when officer took his life, entitling individual defendants to qualified immunity. Estate of Smith v. Town of West Hartford, 186 F. Supp. 2d 146 (D. Conn. 2002). [2002 LR Jun]