Mental Health
Managing high-risk/difficult refusals with the FEARS mnemonic
The primary goal of mental wellness check-ins is to provide public safety employees with increased quality of life as well as tools to manage their response to stress and trauma
Recruitment, the opioid epidemic, climate change and mental health challenges are just as significant for paramedics now as they were in the heat of the campaign
Researchers recommended three strategies to help providers cope with stress
Our core experiences in EMS, and how our family, friends and colleagues respond and support us, shapes us for years to come
Oakland officials also plan to send non-police responders to other nonviolent calls such as public intoxication calls and wellness checks
Currently, the state only provides coverage for PTSD if there is a corresponding physical injury
The American Rescue Plan Act includes a funding incentive for communities that form similar mental health response programs
Relationships matter: Keep yours meaningful, happy and healthy through pandemic, polarized politics and civil discord stress
New Britain EMS is coordinating with social services and homeless outreach workers for a new citywide campaign
First responders and healthcare workers say the time spent with horses helps them relieve job-related stress
The Frontline Strong Together program will include peer support training, telehealth services and a statewide clearinghouse of resources
The Oakland fire union president supported moving the program to the fire department instead of an independent organization
EMS incident data also showed a slight increase in incidents involving alcohol in May
A crowd-sourced educational stress management experience with Mike Taigman and Angela Leath for cops, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, 911 telecommunicators and correctional officers
FDNY EMS union officials have expressed concerns about the plan, which will begin rolling out in three Harlem and East Harlem police precincts later this year
It is the fourth year in a row Delegate Chad Lovejoy has introduced the legislation
The pilot program launched Tuesday after being delayed for more than a year
The program will begin with the training of police officers and paramedics to respond to mental health calls and provide additional follow-up and services
Chatham Emergency Services Paramedic Mindy Cauley is the first woman to receive the Medal of Valor from the Two Hundred Club of the Coastal Empire
Officials say Dijimon Kelly, 22, was suffering from mental health problems when he jumped out of an ambulance on Friday
Officials say the patient produced a firearm at the hospital, demanded the crew give up the ambulance and then led officers on a pursuit
First responders were accused of negligence after Paul Tarashuk was left at a gas station by a deputy and then struck by a car in 2018
A frontline ED and EMS physician recounts his experience with COVID-19
Our emotional response to cumulative stress changes as the fear factor lessens with experience
The Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets unit, CAHOOTS for short, sends teams of medics and trained mental health workers to urgent calls for medical or psychological help instead of police
“Make like Elsa and let it go.” Bypass burnout and arrive at fulfillment
We cannot allow complacency to distract us from training, health, PPE and bringing calm to chaos
First Responders Resiliency Inc., started by a retired paramedic, and The 6 Foundation offer health, wellness and rehabilitation programs for Sonoma County first responders
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