Mental Health
Discover practical strategies for public safety leaders to stay grounded, manage stress and inspire their teams during life’s toughest challenges
Policy shifts and sustainable funding are needed to help manage the demand of mental health calls
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
On this episode, our co-hosts discuss legislation that is being introduced that would make the use of ketamine as a means to incapacitate a criminal suspect a crime
Bill sponsor Sen. Daniel Thatcher said Utah could become the first state to have teams of EMS professionals specifically trained and licensed to respond to behavioral health emergencies
Kate Bergen taught herself to paint nearly 20 years ago, but it was the pandemic that turned her into an artist
The guidebook outlines measures for reducing COVID-19 exposure and supporting first responder wellness
An accompanying co-responder program will partner behavioral health professionals with officers
House Bill 308 also prohibits employers from penalizing first responders who file a claim with the fund
EMS leaders reflect on the lessons learned and how to continue EMS growth in the year ahead
