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This website section provides information on what to do after experiencing the death of a loved one. It includes symptoms of grief, next steps, and resources. It also includes actual stories from service members who share their losses.
View ResourceThe appendices are a companion document to <em>Coping with Technological Disasters: A User Friendly Guidebook</em>. This document includes community surveys, newspaper articles, in-service training, information directories, and reports.
View ResourceThis website provides a support network, resources, information, a 24-hour hotline, and more for the surviving families of those who have died in service to America.
View ResourceDesigned for healthcare workers, this 1-hour webinar recording covers ways to manage stress (and support colleagues in stress management) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar focuses on the Stress First Aid framework for self-care, stress management, and peer support.
View ResourceWritten for mental health and substance use disorder treatment professionals, this online article identifies stressors that affect disaster response workers, including physical hazards and risk of loss of coworkers and friends, and highlights mental health risks of work in rescue and response. The article also highlights protective factors and approaches to stress management that have gained traction and proven effective among responders.
View ResourcePart of a program of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives encompass efforts to increase safety and well-being for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. Initiative 13 focuses on psychological support. The web page dedicated to this initiative includes information and links to relevant resources.
View ResourceDesigned as a peer education effort for firefighters, this website features videos in which firefighters, fire chiefs, and captains talk about stress and trauma that may be involved in work as a firefighter, as well as experiences of seeking and taking part in treatment. Firefighters Helping Firefighters was created in partnership with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and with funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
View ResourceThe Headington Institute offers a variety of trainings, educational materials, and counseling and consultation services for humanitarian relief and development workers and emergency responders. It does work to support the well-being of responders and response organizations and the effectiveness of response efforts.
View ResourceThe National Council for Mental Wellbeing has resources to prevent overdose. Designed for local health departments, they focus on peer support services and overdose response. They include two reports for health departments and archived webinars.
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