Tri-State Peer Support Team has educated and provided mental health resources to first responders in need for four years. Founding group member Jim Petry is the Miami Township Fire Department ...

ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WXIX) - The Northern Kentucky Police Chiefs Association is starting a peer support group to help law enforcement officers through the stress and trauma that comes with the job. The ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - First responders often encounter traumatizing situations while on the job, so the Augusta Fire Department has implemented a program to support the mental health of its members.

SOUTH BEND—When South Bend Fire Department Scene Safety Officer Capt. Chuck Wawrzyniak spoke at a balloon release Jan. 28 to honor the six young victims of a residential fire a week earlier, he ...

More firefighters die by suicide each year than from injuries on the job. As we head into September, Suicide Prevention Month, the Colerain Township Fire Department is launching a peer support team to ...

A deadly blaze in Wallingford prompted the town's fire department to activate its peer support team. It’s to help firefighters process what they witness on scene. As Wallingford firefighters respond ...

Traumatic and stressful events will always be a part of health care. According to the US Department of Veteran Affairs’ Stress First Aid Model for healthcare, stressors can sometimes lead to emotional ...

The last weekend of October was busy for first responders in Aurora. Every few hours there was another scene with more victims, and lives lost too soon. It was a weekend of losses for loved ones, and ...