~ 243 first responders commit suicide last year; more than died in the line of duty – YouTube
~ Barling Police shining light on mental health awareness for first responders – YouTube
~ Burden of the Badge- The alarming rate of suicide among first responders – YouTube
~ Effort underway to prevent suicide among local first responders – YouTube
~ First responder suicide awareness – YouTube
~ First Responder Suicides Are Up – YouTube
~ First responders 7x more likely to have suicidal thoughts, study finds – YouTube
~ First Responders Facing Mental Health Epidemic – YouTube
~ First Responders Learn to Cope with PTSD – YouTube
~ First responders more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty – YouTube
~ First responders warn of stress of fighting opioid crisis – YouTube
~ Group connects first responders to counseling – YouTube
~ Lawmakers to take action on EMS suicide prevention – YouTube
~ Local non-profit releases video in hopes of helping to save first responders’ lives – YouTube
~ Ohio hosting summit for first responders dealing with profound effects of trauma – YouTube
~ Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco called first-responder suicide an epidemic. – YouTube
~ Peer support team aims to decrease suicide among first responders – YouTube
~ PTSD in First Responders- Breaking the Silence – YouTube
~ Report- More first responders die by suicide than in the line of duty – YouTube
~ SA ahead of curve in mental care as first responder suicide rates increase nationwide – YouTube
~ Suicide claims more first responders than in line of duty deaths – YouTube
~ Suicide rates among first responders more than 20 percent higher than general public – YouTube
~ Suicide rates with first responders – YouTube
~ Widowed by suicide, first responders’ wives help others fight PTSD – YouTube
~ VALUE LIFE: Preventing suicide in our first responders – YouTube
~ VIDEO- Mental Health First Aid for First Responders – YouTube
~ ‘You never know who’s hurting’- First responders talks mental health, suicide – YouTube
- A Hidden Epidemic Among Firefighters and First Responders – Transformations Treatment Center
- After The Sirens – CBC Docs POV
- After the Sirens reveals hidden epidemic of PTSD among paramedics – Canada – Georgia Straight
- Campaign puts spotlight on PTSD after 24 suicides among first responders – Canada – CTV News
- First Responders and Mental Health – Psychology Today
- More First Responders Dying by Suicide than in Line of Duty – Spectrum News 1
- New survey shows heavy psychological toll for Virginia’s first responders – The Washington Post
- Trauma and First Responders- When the Helpers Need Help – Psychology Today
- ‘We Can Help’ Says Denver Firefighter Working To Curb First Responder Suicide – CBS Denver
- Why suicide is a top cause of death for police officers and firefighters A cluster of police suicides this month highlights a mental health crisis among first responders – Vox
- Chronic occupational exposures can influence the rate of PTSD and depressive disorders in first responders and military personnel – Extreme Psysiology & Medicine
- Why First Responders Face Increased Risk for PTSD, Suicide – ESO
- Study- Police Officers and Firefighters Are More Likely to Die by Suicide than in Line of Duty – Ruderman Family Foundation
~ Chris Howe, Firefighter – Stories of Recovery- First Responders – YouTube
~ Colorado Springs firefighters actively counter national suicide trend – YouTube
~ Combating the Issue of Firefighter Suicides – YouTube
~ Firefighters Coping with the Aftermath of Suicide – YouTube
~ He just lost it– Addressing the epidemic of firefighter suicide – YouTube
~ Jacksonville firefighters open up about PTSD, suicide among first responders – YouTube
- Amid culture of silence, more firefighters die of suicide than on the job. While estimates are murky, a growing number of first responders are succumbing to stress and trauma experienced at work – Al Jazeera America
- ‘It’s a crisis’ | Group that tracks suicides among firefighters says there are warning signs – cbs8.com
- ‘On our doorstep’- Kirkland firefighters reflect on being nation’s first responders to pandemic – Q13 Fox News
- More Firefighters Committed Suicide In 2017 Than Died In Line Of Duty – Forbes
- Must Reads- Firefighter suicides reflect toll of longer fire seasons and increased stress – Los Angeles Times
- The Final Call- Why Firefighters Commit Suicide – Mental Health – Al Jazeera
~ Officer suicide is a serious problem, but prevention efforts are making a difference – YouTube
~ Police departments confront ‘epidemic’ in officer suicides – YouTube
~ Some call the issue of police officer suicides a -quiet epidemic- – YouTube
- Death by suicide among police is a quiet epidemic. It needs to be acknowledged. – The Washington Post
- Police departments confront ‘epidemic’ in officer suicides – PBS NewsHour
- Police suicides may be on the rise but many agencies aren’t tracking – Houston Chronicle
- The ‘code of silence’ killing US police officers – BBC News