Reissue: Mental Health Training

Fire Headlines is currently in the process of reformatting the podcast. While we are hard at work behind the scenes, please enjoy revisiting Episode 7: Mental Health Training for First Responders in honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month.   An article shared by the Daily Dispatch addressed recent policy changes to support firefighter mental health. Early retirements, employee retention difficulties, and increasing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses are all indicators of escalating mental health struggles among first responders. In response, 11 fire agencies in South King County, WA, are in the process of creating a behavioral health unit for its crews. Guest expert Dr. Kelly Morgan joins Chiefs Bob Horton and Jeff Buchanan to discuss the science of trauma and the importance of policies that support first responders’ mental health.