Tri-State Peer Support Team aims to decrease suicide among first responders

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Posted: 6:46 AM, Dec 18, 2019 Updated: 3:00 PM, Dec 18, 2019 By: Whitney Miller, Ally Kraemer

CINCINNATI — Jo Terry will always remember her husband as a great partner, dad and firefighter. Chip Terry, a firefighter with the Covington Fire Department, suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. He loved serving the community, Jo said, but even in his retirement, he couldn’t escape the trauma of the job. He died by suicide in 2017. .

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on 26 Dec 2019 6:06 AM
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Fire departments step up their mental health game

Article courtesy of the American Psychological Association

Fire departments throughout the country are embracing peer support programs as a bridge to treatment for firefighters who need it.

By Rebecca Raney December 4, 2019

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Sleep recovery program helps first responders find balance in demanding schedules

Sean and Jacqueline Toomey are a bit of an unlikely pair. Sean's a Denver firefighter, Jacqueline is a yoga instructor -- and she's helping him sleep better.

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on 28 Nov 2019 8:25 PM
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Firefighters try to extinguish flames of dissent on workers’ compensation coverage for PTSD

Courtesy of Fox 8 News, Cleveland

COLUMBUS, Ohio-- When members of the military experience the horrors of war and return home suffering from PTSD, the federal government takes steps to make sure they receive the help they need as quickly as possible.

When firefighters return from a call for help after working a traumatic scene suffering from PTSD, they are left on their own to figure it out.

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on 06 Nov 2019 3:38 AM
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Counseling alumnus pioneers first responder peer support initiative

Counseling alumnus pioneers first responder peer support initiative

Lt. Matt Askea, pictured above, a three-time UA graduate (master’s degree in counseling in 2004, bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1998 and associate degree in fire protection in 1997), has founded a Peer Support Program for first responders in the city of Akron Fire Department. The program trains a selected group of first responders to observe and discuss mental health concerns among their peers as well as to serve as a bridge to mental health professional referrals when needed.

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on 06 Nov 2019 3:32 AM
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