Union seeks help for traumatized Newtown police

Monroe police officer John McAulay directs traffic at the site of the massive memorial setup in downtown Newtown on Christmas Day in Newtown, Conn. on Tuesday December 25, 2012. Police from other towns around the region came in to relieve Newtown officers for the holiday.

A Monroe police officer confers with a Manchester police officer in their vehicle near the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue builing as police from other towns around the region came in to relieve Newtown officers on Christmas Day in Newtown, Conn. on Tuesday December 25, 2012.

Police officers from other towns around the region came in to relieve Newtown officers on Christmas Day in Newtown, Conn. on Tuesday December 25, 2012.

A Meriden police officer stands on patrol at the funeral services for Jessica Rekos at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown, Conn. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.

A procession of police motorcycles from area departments leads the funeral procession for her six year-old son Noah Posner, killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, from the Abraham L. Green Funeral home in Fairfield on Monday, December 17, 2012.

State Police are on scene following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)