Resources for First Responders:
Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, EMS/EMT, Dispatch, Veterans, ER Staff

24/7 Crisis Line for first responders:

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Call Safe Call Now 1-206-459-3020 or Call Serve n Protect at 1-615-373-8000 

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VETERANS: 

SIGN UP AT - WWW.GETHEADSTRONG.ORG:  Free psychological services for all veterans and their immediate family

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STELLA CENTER:  SGB Shot for PTSD - Go to:  www.stellacenter.com 

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WEBSITES:

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• Free Mobile PTSD App:  http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/materials/apps/PTSDCoach.asp

• Police suicide website:  http://thepainbehindthebadge.com/

• Updated news about law enforcement:  http://www.policeone.com/

• Serve and Protect Crisis Line & Support:  http://serveprotect.org/

• International critical incident stress foundation:  http://www.icisf.org/

• International Chiefs of Police:  http://www.theiacp.org/

• Illinois Chiefs of Police:  http://ilchiefs.org/

• BLUE H.E.L.P.:  https://bluehelp.org/

• Honoring officers who die from suicide:  https://wearebluehelp.org/

• International Association for FireFighters:  http://client.prod.iaff.org/

• Illinois Firefighters:  http://www.illinoisfirefighters.org/

• National Fallen Firefighter foundation:  http://www.firehero.org/resources/

• Chicago Police Memorial Fund: http://www.cpdmemorial.org/

• Chicago Police Survivors:  http://www.chicagopolicesurvivors.com/

• Firefighter Life Safety Initiative:  http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/resources/

• Police PTSD:  http://www.policeptsd.com/

• Firefighters support foundation, Inc.: http://ffsupport.org/

• Tragedy assistance for first responders:  http://www.taps.org/

• Mesothelioma Info:  https://www.mesotheliomaguide.com/veterans/  OR

• https://www.mesotheliomaguide.com/mesothelioma/causes/firefighters/

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS for FIRST RESPONDERS:

• Florida House Recovery:   https://fherehab.com/services/first-responders/

• IAFF Recovery:  https://www.iaffrecoverycenter.com/substance-abuse/

• Rosecrance:  https://rosecrance.org/addiction-treatment/florian-program/

• Transformations:  https://www.transformationstreatment.center/treatment/php/help-for-our-heroes/first-responders/

Books: 

• I Love a Cop & I love a Fire Fighter, by Ellen Kirschmann, Ph.D

• Counseling Cops:  What clinicians need to know, by Ellen Kirschmann, Ph.D, Mark Kamena, & Joel Fay

• Police Suicide: Tactics for Prevention, Dell P. Hackett and John M. Violanti, Ph.D

• Police Suicide: Epidemic in Blue, John Violanti, Ph.D.

• Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement, by Kevin Gilmartin, Ph.D.

• Trauma & Recovery, by Judith Herman, M.D.

• When someone you love sufffers from Posttraumatic Stress, by Claudia Zayfert & Jason, C. DeViva, Ph.D.

• My Life for Your Life, by Clarke Paris

• Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder's Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart by Captain Dan Willis

• The Will to Survive, Bobby E. Smith, Ph.D.

• I Can't Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors, by Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D.

• The Complete Guide to Resilience by Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D.

• In Harm's way:  Help for the wives of Military Men, Police, EMTs & Firefighters, by Aprhodite Matsakis, Ph.D

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JOB ASSISTANCE:

https://www.theblueline.com/

https://silentprofessionals.org/private-security-jobs/