Behavioral Health & Suicide Prevention in Fire/EMS
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English - October 16, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB - ★★★★ - 20 ratingsEducation firefighting rescue ems tactics leadership guides Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Listen, everybody has bad days. But few experience a "bad day" as we in emergency services can. Career or volunteer, there's trauma, loss, disrupted sleep patterns and much more. How are we supposed to handle this?
Our guest for this episode is Jeff Dill, a former firefighter, who saw a void for those members of the fire/EMS services, who were having difficulties dealing with the sadness and tragedy we see so often. To fill that void, Jeff established the FBHA, the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance in 2011.
Besides traveling around the country and Canada with his programs, Jeff has also quantified the numbers of firefighters and EMS members who have taken their own lives.
This is a strong, yet poignant podcast. What you hear may help you help a colleague or even help yourself. Please listen with an open mind and more importantly, with an open heart.