The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll ...

One in three first responders develop post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, from the work they do in the field, according ...

First responders have been working around the clocks on rescue efforts in the Hill Country, because of the mass flooding.

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First responders, including firefighters, police officers, and EMTs, often face higher rates of mental health challenges. Captain Ronnie Spivey of the Little Rock Fire Department explained, "We ...

First Responder Trauma Counselors offers mental health services for first responders and health care workers By Peter Andrey Smith Published March 26, 2022 9:00PM (EDT) ...

A new initiative embeds social workers with first responders during 911 calls for mental health and substance use crises in ...

First responders who continue to search for missing people in the floodwaters are also suffering, as they face burnout and emotional fatigue in the face of such tragedy. To help combat mental health ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled the findings from New York’s first responder mental health needs assessment on Wednesday. According to a news release from Hochul’s office, the assessment was ...

Some areas, including Baltimore City, have moved toward funneling certain types of 911 calls to a mental health hotline, and some have created new first-responder teams of clinicians, medics and ...

“For these responders who are working in Texas, it’s probably not their first incident,” said Jacobowitz, who co-authored a report on the mental health needs of New York’s first responders.

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