Responder Health University

All Courses, The Fatal 10

FATAL FACTOR 4: The Role of Sleep and Suicide Risk.

Adequate sleep is essential to overall health and wellness and in reducing suicidality and completed suicide. This webinar will look at sleep issues facing our first responder populations.

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Suicide Risk Among Middle-Aged Males

Deaths by suicide nationwide from 2000-2016 rose 30 percent (APA, 2019). There is no doubt time and money are being invested into this life-saving effort, but research shows that suicide awareness and prevention efforts do not lead to significant....

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First Responder Suicide and Accidental Overdose Death A Snapshot of Substance Use and Abuse

Substance abuse and addiction issues affect millions of Americans every year, and our first responder populations are not exempt. Deaths by suicide and accidental overdose bring this sad reality to the forefront.

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Substance Abuse and Addiction and Officer Suicide

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A New Paradigm in Officer Wellness: What Role Does the Agency Play?

A new paradigm is necessary to change the way we have continued to deal with employee wellness. Doing the same thing over and over has gotten us nowhere and placing all the responsibility on the first responder is not the answer.

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Avoiding Common Relationship Pitfalls

Even in the best of relationships things can go wrong. Often, issues arise as the result of unclear expectations and unmet needs by one or both parties, both of which can cause dissatisfaction and resentment.