Mental Health
If your home is not a place where you feel comfortable, consider reevaluating where you are putting all your time and energy
As a first responder, the unpredictable nature of your work shouldn’t extend to your home life; build strong family relationships with these recommendations
A recently published white paper establishes a path for public safety legislative advocacy
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson say most agencies don’t have enough resources, and discuss the importance or raising awareness about mental health issues among EMS providersHosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson say most agencies don’t have enough resources, and discuss the importance of raising awareness about mental health issues among EMS providers
Self-harm might be most overlooked and under-addressed EMS occupational risk says former paramedic and professor
“My brain is not working right. I am mentally ill. Can we talk about it?” Your EMS peers are ready to listen
Long-time medic died by suicide a few hours after responding to a fatal pedestrian vs. train incident
Group of front-line personnel to develop recommendations to improve mental health for Alberta paramedics
His story is similar to a medic who recently took his own life; research seeks to track and raise awareness of responder suicides
She was being transferred from one psychiatric facility to another when the assault occurred
The 32-year-old suffered from PTSD; he was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead
EMS providers are grieving the death of a colleague, and say something needs to change to get them the help they need on the job
Responders used a vehicle equipped with a snow plow to maneuver a patient’s driveway in bad weather; it slid and hit the medic
When depression or PTSD sets in, peer support is the lifeline that never fails
Lack of suitable mental health services is just the tip of the iceberg of what is not working in EMS
Changes by B.C. Ambulance include an educational campaign and bringing in a clinical psychologist after the service acknowledged it has not done enough to help employees cope with trauma
We can’t control when stressful situations will occur, but we can control our reaction to them
First of its kind program caters to the unique stresses and needs of emergency responders
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the need for more resources to help paramedics deal with mental health issues
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the Code Green Campaign, which raises awareness about responder suicides and mental health issues
We struggle through the stages of grief in a heightened manner because we are supposed to be the heroes, not the fallen
Ambulance services are disappointed with the sentence, believing an assault on EMS crews warrants a greater penalty
The social media campaign aims to spread awareness and support among first responders suffering from mental illness
If you’re new to EMS, please don’t let jaded old-timers influence your perception of what truly matters
Delayed-onset PTSD can take years to surface, so having a deadline for filing a claim seems wrong
She became too ill to work after an accident where she was first on the scene after an ambulance plunged over a cliff and sank to the bottom of a lake
Share the Load offers a 24-hour hotline, curriculum for responders and their families, and regular newsletters with information on suicide prevention, stress, addiction, PTSD and other behavioral health issues
There should be a more formal system in place to make sure responders get the support they need
Applicants got advice on failing memory tests, feigning symptoms and described fears of planes and tall buildings to support PTSD claims
A mental health call to a woman’s home went violently wrong, and ended with a 90-minute siege as EMS and police were backed into a corridor behind a glass door
Chris and Kelly also talk about a recent officer-involved shooting in Ferguson, Mo. that resulted in the fatality of a teenager
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