Mental Health
It can be challenging to set time aside to keep a healthy mind and body; here’s our top 25 wellness tips for you to concentrate on this year
“Time” magazine-featured paramedic Alanna Badgley reflects on the fear, fatigue and fight to get recognition and support for EMS during the pandemic and how that fight continues today
Learn these crucial phrases that signal emotional struggles for first responders and how to respond with empathy
The pilot program dispatches a mental health worker and a firefighter-paramedic to mental health crisis calls in lieu of police
Learn how mental health support programs can alleviate stress in the workplace
Many 911 call centers face challenges determining whether a response should involve law enforcement, EMS, or a more specialized response when available
Knowing how to intervene when a colleague is going off the rails could save their career and protect the agency’s reputation
Optimism is less a personality trait and more a strategy for how to deal with outside events – and strategies can be learned
The 988 mental health crisis dialing code goes live July 16. The experts outline what to expect
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts discuss the topic of mental health and why it’s important that first responders be aware of their stress levels
Independence Firefighter-Paramedic Chad Sappenfield had previously served in the U.S. Army
A Pew Trusts survey revealed limited training and options for dispatching specialized responses
What are you to doing to enhance situational awareness and reduce multitasking in a world increasingly consumed with distraction?
The CDC division is seeking evidence-based responses from employers, unions, workers, researchers, treatment providers and government agencies
Re-energizing strategies to overcome exhaustion, cynicism and a diminished sense of self-worth
The Behavioral Health & Social Service Initiatives director at American Ambulance joins the podcast
Rutherford County EMS Director Carl Hudgens obtained county commissioner and mayoral support for progressive recruitment strategies
Newport Beach’s new program is based on the Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS) program that has been successful in Eugene, Ore.
Atkins Firefighter-EMT Tara O’Connor spent 20 years seeking a diagnosis for her condition, and she hopes her story raises awareness
Funds will be used to help recruit new responders and train current providers on how best to respond to the twin crisis of substance misuse and mental health emergencies
4 Postvention strategies to help EMS members process and cope after experiencing a suicide loss
Detailing grant programs that focus on an agency’s specific needs as it navigates through an ongoing pandemic and budget shortfalls
An AEMT recalls a response to what appeared to be a stroke, which turned into a chest pain scenario
Port Authority Officer Will Jimeno, who was trapped in the World Trade Center rubble, shares what he has learned from his recovery post-9/11
The Aurora Mobile Response Team will pair a licensed mental health clinician from Aurora Mental Health with a paramedic from Falck Rocky Mountain
EMS attorneys Stephen Wirth and Douglas Wolfberg discuss the legal analysis of the charges brought against Colorado firefighter-medics in the Elijah McClain case
Why EMS leadership must back a culture of wellness
Organization leaders canceled 50th anniversary celebrations to focus on taking care of their employees and the people they serve
In the past year, Polk County first responders have been asked to pick up 4,495 mandatory OT shifts, totaling 89,434 hours
The Healthy Streets Operations Center team includes members of EMS-6, plus clinical social workers from the city’s Department of Public Health
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the pandemic has exacerbated the need for improved mental health services, saying more than half of Illinoisans reported a decline in their mental wellness
The Georgia Office of Public Safety Support was created after legislation supporting the effort to formalize peer counseling for first responders passed in 2018
Use recovery activities to decompress after shifts
