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Suicide is always preventable. If you are having thoughts of suicide or feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline immediately at 800-273-8255. Counselors are also available to chat at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Remember: You deserve to be supported, and it is never too late to seek help. Speak with someone today.

The Irving Police Department and Irving Fire Department combined forces to offer EMDR therapy, an employee health clinic, wellness incentives and much more
Paramedic Willie Doan Shares an urgent plea for change in a time when employee wellbeing is often sidelined in favor of productivity and profit
Collaboration between EMS and community resources is key to creating a stronger network of mental health crisis response
20-foot-wide stainless-steel netting now runs along both sides of the 1.7-mile bridge
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The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced it will be providing onsite services throughout the state
The St. Tammany Fire Protection District pilot program will use a behavioral health center specialist for crisis calls
First responders in Kansas hope the Missouri bill will encourage their own legislators to pass a similar PTSD benefits bill
Audrey Hallatschek’s father and mother had no idea she needed help
The call volume has been increasing every year and includes more than drug-related overdoses
The film calls attention to the stress and traumatic scenes the emergency responder community faces
Under the measure, public safety leaders could classify first responder suicides as LODDs, and victims’ families would be eligible for a $100,000 benefit
Documents show Kansas City’s civil rights department investigated and substantiated her complaints that her supervisor “taunted and terrorized her”
The origins of EMS Gives Life and the Code Green Campaign, and the FBHA Suicide Register
Giovanna Vittori filed her discrimination lawsuit in 2018; later that year, she died from a medication overdose at 38
Brady Fire/EMS members found William “Bill” Fore severely injured at the station; he was transported to a hospital where he died the next day
Lawmakers urge the agency that oversees the program to prevent future attacks
Lessons from a Florida chief’s message to grieving members
The call volume rise shows that people are struggling but are “getting connected to services and supports,” a Health and Human Services spokeswoman said
The U.S.'s suicide rate increased by 4% between 2020 and 2021 after falling for two years
Mental health experts are issuing advice to coworkers and family members about the warning signs of someone struggling with the deaths
The text option for 988 and the chat feature on 988lifeline.org remained functional as work was done to restore the phone service
The HHS funding is intended to ensure that callers receive culturally sensitive support plus follow-up care if needed, but only 100 grants will be awarded
A helicopter landed on the school’s football field to transport a student after a possible fall
The Public Safety Officer Support Act supports first responders who experienced PTSD or died by suicide following exposure to certain traumatic events
“What we see in this career, the calls that we get, can take a toll on somebody’s mental health and wellness,” said Cheshire County Sheriff Eli Rivera
988 is designed to make it easier for callers to get services offered via the traditional 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which will still be active
The HERO Act would create peer-support programs, mental health education and a system to collect information about first responder suicides
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