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• PTSD awareness stamp unveiled by USPS

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  Net proceeds from the stamp will go toward helping Americans with post-traumatic stress disorder

• How leaders can safely communicate about suicide prevention

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  In a recent webinar, experts shared best tactics for suicide prevention messaging in public safety

• IAEP urges Conn. lawmakers to extend PTSD benefits to EMS

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  A proposed bill would provide workers’ compensation for post-traumatic stress to firefighters and law enforcement, but currently excludes EMS personnel

• Whistleblower warned UK ambulance service before 3 died

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  A letter sent to the East of England Ambulance Service Trust warned of “psychological abuse” before three EMS providers died within a 10-day period

• Conn. lawmakers consider expanding PTSD benefits to EMTs, prison guards

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  Proponents of expansion argue that EMTs and correctional officers witness as many traumatic incidents as law enforcement officers and firefighters

• Navigating an addiction in public safety

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  What first responders need to know about asking for help, getting into treatment, and returning to work

• Words Matter: How to safely communicate about suicide

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  Public safety professionals of all ranks and positions can learn to convey messages of hope and resiliency

• Ohio summit teaches responders how to deal with stress

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  Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers from across Ohio gathered to discuss the trauma and stress first responders face

• Photo of the Week: Peer and pup support at Allina Health EMS

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  Allina Health is instituting a peer support program, resiliency training and a therapy dog program, featuring Evie

• 8 ways to cope with the stress of EMS work

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  Finding ways to deal with the stress of emergency work can be highly subjective; here are eight things you can do to decrease your stress levels

• Pa. House approves bills to aid stressed first responders

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  Lawmakers passed 16 bills in the last two weeks aimed at supporting first responders, including mental health initiatives and tax credits

• One of the hardest parts of this job: The call after

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  A paramedic details how EMS providers carry the weight of difficult calls with them through their next interactions with patients and families

• America’s first responders’ struggle with PTSD and depression

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  Honor and support EMTs, paramedics, firefighters and police officers on National First Responders Day by acknowledging the toll trauma can take

• Pa. lawmakers push bills to address fire, EMS shortage

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  A package of 23 bills are aimed at addressing the well-being of responders and providing incentives to recruit and retain volunteer and career responders

• Photo of the Week: The Code Green Campaign

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