IllinoisSuicide Prevention Alliance and stakeholders, The Suicide Prevention Resource Center created the attached list of resourcesfor working with service members, veterans and their families. The documentincludes links to research articles, online webinars and a list of nationalorganizations targeting this population. If you are fortunateenough to have veterans on your department here are some resources. In...Read More
September 18, 2012 Attend a Free Webinar Sept. 25 on Fire Service BehavioralHealth Members of the fire and emergency services regularly respondto traumatic events and face a variety of daily stressors that can have lastingeffects on their mental and emotional well-being. Tragically, some first respondersdo not receive the help that they need to adequately deal...Read More
Stephenie Glas Case Closed, DeathRuled Suicide By Jessica E. Davis August 23, 2012 Themonths-long investigation into the death of LA City firefighter Stephenie Glasconcluded this week, with investigators determining she died of aself-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in June. Glas wasfound dead by her boyfriend Steve Woods at his home...Read More
An Iraq war veteran undergoing treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder for the past three years will lose his job Friday as a city firefighter. “I got a letter last week that I will be terminated Friday,” Jeffrey Wright said. “They have tried to paint a very misleading picture of what’s going on here.” Wright, 36,...Read More
The Chicago Fire Department found itself ahead of the curve in a most alarming way. The department suffered seven active- and retired-firefighter suicides in an 18-month period. Faced with such a crisis, the Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 Employee Assistance Program wanted to get an in-depth picture of what members are dealing with on the...Read More
Please keep FF. Devine and his family in your thoughts and prayers. Local Firefighter Shoots Himself At UConn’s Groton Campus By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY and ANTHONY DILORENZO, [email protected] The Hartford Courant 7:11 p.m. EDT, July 24, 2012 GROTON — The man who fatally shot himself early Tuesday at UConn’s Avery Point...Read More
