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Author: Anthony E. “Tony” McDowell
Date Published: 6/16/2013
Publisher: Fire Rescue
Keywords: mental health
Initiative Research
Initiative 13: Mental Health
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Did you know a fire department is three times more likely in any given year to experience a suicide among its membership than a line-of-duty death?
Sometimes being a hero means doing something extraordinary for yourself or a buddy.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation now offers its successful Stress First Aid for Fire and EMS Personnel (SFA) class for free through it’s FireHero Learning Network.
A new awareness of behavioral health in the fire service is finally dragging long-hidden issues such as depression and PTSD into the open. But is it making it any easier for emergency responders to acknowledge problems and seek help?
Author: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Date Published: October 2013
Publisher: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Keywords: Initiative 13, depression, behavioral health, suicide
Author: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Date Published: October 2013
Publisher: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Keywords: Initiative 13, depression, suicide, behavorial health
Author: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Date Published: October 2013
Publisher: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Author: Anonymous
Date Published: 5/25/2011
Publisher: Firefighternearmiss.com
Download the Fire Service Behavioral Health Management Guide
A variety of departments provided their expertise to develop the guide to help others create a successful behavioral health program. It emphasizes the key roles department leadership, firefighters, peer support and clinical support play to maintain these efforts.
