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• Fire chief opens up about mental health after firefighter-paramedic's suicide

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  Henderson Fire Chief Shawn White said his goal is to provide more resources and start a dialogue about mental health

• New Calif. laws to help responders with trauma, mental health issues

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  "Mental health is very important to their overall wellbeing. It’s OK to seek help, and recovery is possible," one official said

• Former Ga. convent could become state's first responder mental health center

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  Proposed state legislation would provide funding to convert the former convent into Georgia's first treatment center for first responders

• New Calif. law lets first responders seek workers' comp for PTSD

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  Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 542 to create a rebuttable presumption that a worker’s mental health struggles are an occupational injury

• Nev. FD to honor FF-paramedic who died by suicide

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  Firefighter-Paramedic Robbie Pettingill battled PTSD from job-related stress

• Calif. county AMR crews to get therapy dog

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  Rampart, named after the hospital in the TV show “Emergency!,” will comfort San Bernardino County crews on difficult calls

• Texas first responders learn yoga to cope with stress

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  Yoga for First Responders is leading a training session this week to teach first responders the philosophy behind yoga so they can use in their daily lives

• San Diego approves mental health program for first responders

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  The program, named after CAL FIRE Capt. Ryan Mitchell, will connect first responders with a mental health specialist via a website, phone or app

• Study: 8% of Va. first responders have suicidal thoughts

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  Of the 5,000 first responders surveyed, nearly 60% talked about depression, trauma, alcohol use and suicidal thoughts

• Austin boosts funds for mental health emergencies

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  The City of Austin will hire seven new paramedics and three clinicians to be better prepared to answer mental health calls

• 23 states, territories awarded $50M to expand access to healthcare

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  HHS’ investment will allow organizations to create a service delivery site to strengthen services in areas where there is limited access to affordable healthcare

• Fla. program promotes suicide awareness for first responders

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  The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay teamed up with ChappellRoberts to start a program geared towards first responders' mental health called "First to Respond, Last to Ask for Help"

• Study: 9/11 first responders with PTSD at higher risk for early-onset dementia

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  A significant portion of first responders had new onset cognitive impairment years after their first initial cognitive test

• New Minn. city budget would transfer funds from police to FD mental health program

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  The fire department would use the funds to implement new response protocols to more appropriately respond to mental health emergencies

• Ohio firefighters create peer support program

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  The Fire Peer Support Initiative provides an upstream approach to a holistic lifestyle aimed at reducing the negative effects the job has on first responders

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