Mental Health
The primary goal of mental wellness check-ins is to provide public safety employees with increased quality of life as well as tools to manage their response to stress and trauma
Recruitment, the opioid epidemic, climate change and mental health challenges are just as significant for paramedics now as they were in the heat of the campaign
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Join guests Ed Racht and Rhonda Kelly in this episode of Inside EMS
The viral firefighter-influencer shares the power of comedy and social media
Many first responders report experiencing the chronic feelings of guilt and shame that are central to moral injury
A peer-facilitated, small-group process has proven effective in alleviating the suffering of moral injury
Being a public safety professional can be very rewarding ... but it can also be very stressful
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
The concept of wellness encompasses the whole body, and leaders play a role in supporting the physical, mental and emotional needs of first responders
Santa Rosa鈥檚 inRESPONSE team, which includes a paramedic, was dispatched to more than 2,800 calls since it hit the streets last January
Takeaways from a GSW response that quickly escalated into chaos
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A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
The first firefighter-influencer of the modern era shares how his early speaking nerves transformed into a love of making comedy videos
The therapists serving Schenectady County have backgrounds in trauma, and insurance is not required
Our cohosts tackle the difficult topic of trauma and healthy ways emergency responders can cope with the sometimes overwhelming feelings
What keeps us coming back whether you work a saut茅 station in New York City or an ambulance in Arkansas
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
Boston Fire offered Duxbury Fire Department its Critical Incident Stress Management team to help the responders and their families
Lawmakers urge the agency that oversees the program to prevent future attacks
Learn how to confront trauma that occurs after a difficult call and how to end the stigma surrounding getting help
Chief James Banta asked Marion County FD members to be check in with each other following the deaths of Firefighter-Paramedics Tripp Wooten and Allen Singleton
Is addressing provider frustration the key to reducing turnover?
Our cohosts, shocked by the bodycam footage in the case of the Ill. EMTs charged with murder, discuss how apathy can develop and how leaders can prevent it
Teaching points from the 鈥榤alpractice or murder鈥� case: Action steps for EMS practitioners
The call volume rise shows that people are struggling but are 鈥済etting connected to services and supports,鈥� a Health and Human Services spokeswoman said
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
The U.S.'s suicide rate increased by 4% between 2020 and 2021 after falling for two years
Cathy Trainor worked at a refugee center shortly after Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine, where she treated people suffering the mental and physical effects of war
Studies show that when members are given space to make consequential decisions with greater control, stress levels decrease
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