As leadership in a public safety agency, you care deeply about the livelihoods of your team. After all, they bravely go out and address many of the most difficult crises in your community. Unfortunately, some of the traumatic experiences that first responders witness have been shown to take a toll on their mental health. While only a fifth of the general population have experienced PTSD and depression, about 30% of first responders have these conditions. These conditions are very serious, with consequences of many kinds, including suicidal thoughts.
Keeping your teams physically safe is always a top priority, but more and more agencies are working to protect the mental health of their teams as well. This work has created a valuable body of research that helps individual agencies learn best practices for supporting mental health, particularly through addressing PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression. Read More
