Studies have shown that detectives involved in investigating child pornography cases are more likely to develop severe anxiety, depression and PTSD than their non-CP investigating colleagues.
Having a unique set of challenges specific to being exposed to such harmful material, there is a great need for open dialogue to help find solutions to improve these investigators' mental health.
Links to studies:
https://academic.oup.com/policing/article/doi/10.1093/police/paad052/7243870
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10720046/