Every day, around the clock, our nation’s first responders give it their all. The job is uniquely rewarding. It’s also uniquely challenging, with physical, mental and emotional impacts.
First Responder Wellness Week is dedicated to providing resources, support and community to help public safety personnel better understand the mental and physical health risks that come with the job.
Join Lexipol, EMS1 and our partners from March 24 - March 28, 2025, to focus on your health and promote the wellness of your personnel. Each day we’ll focus on a different theme, providing videos, webinars, articles, podcasts, shareable resources and more.
FIRST RESPONDER WELLNESS WEEK WEBINARS
You face enough challenges in your career — this webinar will help you simplify your finances and secure your future with confidence
Exercises, techniques, and routines designed to maximize readiness, prevent injuries and boost resilience
How personal connections can strengthen on- and off-duty resilience
We’ll share actionable advice on how agencies can “lead through wellness.”
Dr. Cherylynn Lee shares practical tools such as early intervention strategies, stress management techniques, and frameworks for creating a culture of proactive and responsive
FIT FOR DUTY - FIT FOR LIFE
How one fire department added a shift to improve its members’ work-life balance
Building mental and physical resilience isn’t just important — it’s essential for EMS professionals. If your program isn’t gaining traction, these 5 roadblocks could be to blame.
There’s a fine line between coping and avoiding; which one are you engaged in?
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing focuses on reducing the vividness and emotion associated with the traumatic memories
Putting your body through heat-related stressors can help you adapt to the stress of working in EMS
Are you ready to take the plunge? Learn how ice bath therapy can benefit EMS providers in their everyday lives as well as on duty
When developing a peer support program, public safety agencies must consider the program from all angles and answer key questions
The role of the chaplaincy in emergency services
First Responder Wellness Week was designed to provide resources, support and community to help public safety personnel better understand the mental and physical health risks that come with the job
With evidence-based strategies, you can reduce your stress and avoid burnout
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback reminds first responders that “taking care of yourself mentally and physically is critical to serving, protecting and uplifting our communities”
Take our survey to measure how your department stacks up when it comes to supporting employees
Keeping a journal isn’t for everyone, but you can redefine what journaling means to you
What you think might be good for you could have hidden surprises
A quick scroll through these influencers’ pages will inspire you to get off the station couch and hit the gym – or at least consider it!
The Lexipol co-founder details the impetus for creating this health-focused event for all first responders
Many first responders avoid connection, but connecing with and confiding in someone who cares about us is proven to reduce stress
It’s critical to carve out time for yourself; otherwise, your life will become all about work
Dr. Rachelle Zemlok defines mindfulness and offers simple steps to practice it every day
Know when everyday stressors become something bigger; something that requires professional help
Understanding optimal water intake, plus simple steps for achieving daily hydration goals
Simple steps to help optimize sleep quality even when you can’t get the recommended number of hours
Stretching can help overcome some of the common muscle tightness that occurs naturally over time
Mindfulness techniques and takeaways from an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing training course
How supplements and smart shopping can start incremental change
How does your resilience measure up?
The origins of EMS Gives Life and the Code Green Campaign, and the FBHA Suicide Register
A holistic approach to physical, psychological and emotional wellness
Lose yourself in these songs as you work out for your physical and mental health
Lexipol created First Responder Wellness Week to support, raise awareness and promote strong self-care among public safety workers
Join guests Ed Racht and Rhonda Kelly in this episode of Inside EMS
Failure can fuel us to provide the highest level of care to each patient we come in contact with on the job
The benefits are clear, but where to start? Learn how to find, fund and implement a therapy dog program, and download a fillable caretaking schedule
