Mental/Behavioral Health
(Last updated: July 25, 2022)
(Last updated: July 25, 2022)
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From the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC): Emergency responders face unique challenges that can have a significant impact on behavioral health, and it is important that they have access to providers that understand this. The providers listed in this directory are vetted behavioral health professionals that either have firsthand experience with the fire and emergency services or have completed a training course through the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance to educate them on the fire service and the specific challenges they face. In addition to licensed healthcare professionals, there are other resources for assistance such as chaplains and peer support specialists. The directory is updated once a month as new providers are added.
From the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC): The Psychologically Healthy Fire Departments: Implementation Toolkit is designed to help fire department leaders promote and foster well-being among their members. Having a healthy and engaged workforce creates successful, high-performing departments. The toolkit covers the six key categories of member involvement, health and safety, member growth and development, work-life balance, member recognition, and effective communication. Each category is examined along with specific actions that can be taken, special issues to consider, case studies from successful departments, and additional resources.
The National Volunteer Fire Council's (NVFC) Share the Load™ program provides access to critical resources and information to help first responders and their families manage and overcome personal and work-related problems.
This presentation is part of the 2022 EMSC Day Webinar "COPE-ing with the Challenges of Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Emergencies". In this presentation, Dr. Nicolaus Glomb reviews pediatric behavioral health emergency (BHE) care; describes demographic characteristics and EMS usage in Alameda County, CA; examines the safety outcomes of pediatric patients directly transported to pediatric psychiatric emergency services using an EMS pediatric BHE protocol; and discusses future steps to improve pediatric BHE care.