Mental Health
Becoming Proactive on Firefighter Mental Health Challenges
If we’re to be successful in becoming more proactive in our efforts to protect our people from the emotional toll that our profession can take on firefighter mental health, shouldn’t we be taking a good hard look at the one place that they should feel safe, secure, and respected, the fire station?
New Addiction Treatment Center for Firefighters and EMS Personnel
Addiction treatment for firefighters and EMS personnel in an atmosphere that provides respect, safety and security for those seeking help.…
The Stigma of Firefighter Suicide
So how do we in the fire service become better at recognizing that one of our own is “drowning”? How do we get better at asking for help? How do we get better at providing help?
Primer for Firefighter Mental Health
My contribution of "sunshine" today is to post this "round up", if you will, of posts from this blog along with other sources that I've encountered over the past couple of months as I've become more informed and educated about firefighter mental health challenges.