FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 2022
The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation gains First H.E.L.P. as a Strategic Partner
Ellicott City, MD – The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF) is excited to announce our strategic partnership with First H.E.L.P., which focuses on reducing the mental health and suicide within first responder professions.
Richard Barton, ICISF Chief Executive Officer, says “The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation is proud to form a strategic partnership with First H.E.L.P. Their mission serves people in a way that is consistent with the objectives of the ICISF. I believe that we will be able to carry out some very meaningful work to support each other. I look forward to the next steps.”
“A chance phone call from a friend connected me to Kelly Hall, the Business Development Manager of the ICISF, and a few meetings later, both organizations saw the benefit of working together to help first responders across the country manage their own mental health and help their peers when the need arises.” says Jeff McGill, Chief Executive Officer of First H.E.L.P.
The ICISF looks forward to working with First H.E.L.P. throughout this strategic partnership and sharing resources they provide to a variety of crisis responder professions. We want to personally thank Jeff McGill, Chief Executive Officer, Joe Willis, Chief Learning Officer, and the First H.E.L.P. staff for what they are doing in the lives of these crisis responder professions and their communities.
To learn more about our strategic partners, visit our website. You can also stay up to date with First H.E.L.P.’s resources and news on our Strategic Partner Content page.
If you or your organization is interested in a strategic partnership with the ICISF, email Kelly Hall, Business Development Manager, at [email protected] or call (443) 325-5218.
Strategic Partner
First H.E.L.P.
It is the mission of First H.E.L.P. to reduce mental health stigma through education, advocate for benefits for those suffering from post-traumatic stress, acknowledge the service and sacrifice and support the families of first responders we lost to suicide, assist first responders in their search for healing, lead policy makers and legislators toward necessary change, and to bring awareness to suicide and mental health issues within public safety.
The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
The mission of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. is to be the leader in providing education, training, consultation, and support services in comprehensive crisis intervention and disaster behavioral health services to emergency responders, and other professions, organizations and communities worldwide.