
Honoring Hidden Battles: Recognizing PTSD Awareness Month and Critical Incident Stress
From The Office of ICISF, Inc.
June brings a critical focus on the hidden struggles of those affected by PTSD and critical incident stress, especially for first responders and military personnel. Discover how awareness, support systems, and proactive care can reduce stigma, encourage early intervention, and help those on the front lines heal and thrive.
Duty, Honor, Hope
By: Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT, CCISM, CEOLS
In Duty, Honor, Hope: Strategies Dr. Beth L. Hewett uses the lived experiences of 21 first responders, offering a practical approach to a subject many people don’t discuss: grief, grieving, and intentional mourning.Griefs stemming from critical incidents often go unmourned, accumulating and stacking up, and eventually overflowing. She teaches a first response action approach to address stacked up griefs and prevent them from reaccumulating.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
— Maya Angelou

Training
Group Crisis Refreshers: Skills Enhancement and Practice
Line of Duty Death: Preparing the Best for the Worst
Advanced Group Crisis Intervention
Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention
Advanced Assisting Individuals in Crisis
De-escalation Skills for the Front Line: A Practical Approach
Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention in Colleges and Universities
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) in the College and University Setting
August 25 – 27:

Crisis Journal Article of The Month
“Trauma creates change you don’t choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose.”
— Michelle Rosenthal
Lighthouse Health & Wellness: Reducing and Treating PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression as a First Responder
First H.E.L.P.: EP 59: You Have The Right To Go On Living
PTSD 911: EP 82 – Finding Purpose after the Trauma with Kris O’Neill
The Counseling Team International: Post-Traumatic Growth
1st Responder Conferences: Upcoming 2025 Conferences
C.O.P.S: National Conference on Law Enforcement Wellness & Trauma