Mental Health
Guests Ed Racht and Rhonda Kelly talk wellness in this episode of Inside EMS
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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
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
Smiling provides stress relief and can improve the provider-patient relationship, benefiting care
Henderson Fire Chief Shawn White said his goal is to provide more resources and start a dialogue about mental health
“Mental health is very important to their overall wellbeing. It’s OK to seek help, and recovery is possible,” one official said
A first responder’s partner shares what it’s like to stay strong from the sidelines, waiting for their loved one to ask for help
Proposed state legislation would provide funding to convert the former convent into Georgia’s first treatment center for first responders
Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 542 to create a rebuttable presumption that a worker’s mental health struggles are an occupational injury
Firefighter-Paramedic Robbie Pettingill battled PTSD from job-related stress
Rampart, named after the hospital in the TV show “Emergency!,” will comfort San Bernardino County crews on difficult calls
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
The program, named after CAL FIRE Capt. Ryan Mitchell, will connect first responders with a mental health specialist via a website, phone or app
The Phoenix Police Department announced that they would dedicate a new “quiet room” for dispatchers to help them deal with the stress of the job
A paramedic shares how the cumulative toll of tragedies experienced in emergency services can affect anyone
Veteran firefighter-EMT Shawn Allen sought to create a unique comedy-drama that was a mixture between “The Office” and “Rescue Me”
Of the 5,000 first responders surveyed, nearly 60% talked about depression, trauma, alcohol use and suicidal thoughts
The City of Austin will hire seven new paramedics and three clinicians to be better prepared to answer mental health calls
HHS’ investment will allow organizations to create a service delivery site to strengthen services in areas where there is limited access to affordable healthcare
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”
A significant portion of first responders had new onset cognitive impairment years after their first initial cognitive test
The fire department would use the funds to implement new response protocols to more appropriately respond to mental health emergencies
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
The First Responders Partnership Health Center will provide same-day-appointment primary care, labs, x-rays and prescriptions
The goal of the service is to lower suicide rates, divorce rates and job burnout that many first responders experience
Amber Price said seeing the same people make the same mistakes made her want to find ways to help people beyond rushing to them in an ambulance
The EMT was stabbed seven times in the abdomen and legs and a second EMT driving the ambulance was pepper-sprayed
After trauma images trigger nightmares, a paramedic decides to face his PTSD head on by resisting isolation
Town officials and the fire chief praised the firefighter and paramedic’s empathy in handling the situation
Our co-hosts discuss the recent passing of a friend and the importance of maintaining a dialogue regarding EMS provider mental health
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