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First Responder Behavioral Health Resources
A comprehensive list of support and behavioral health resources for first responders put together by Riverside Trauma Center.
https://www.massmen.org/resource/first-responder-behavioral-health-resources/Grief & Bereavement in Fathers
Research shows the impact of losing a child has negative mental and physical effects on the well-being of parents, including higher risks of anxiety and depression. The grief and bereavement that fathers specifically face has been under-investigated, but historical data suggests fathers may have a briefer or less intense grief reaction, they may repress or avoid conversations related to...
https://www.massmen.org/grief-bereavement-in-fathers/Trainings
https://www.massmen.org/trainings/The Code Green Campaign
A list of help and resources through The Code Green Campaign®, a first responder oriented mental health advocacy and education organization. They serve all types of first responders, including firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, police, corrections, air medical, and search & rescue.
https://www.massmen.org/resource/the-code-green-campaign/Home Base Program
A comprehensive list of resources for first responders and veterans through the Home Base Program. Home Base is a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program dedicated to healing the invisible wounds for Veterans of all eras, Service Members, Military Families and Families of the Fallen through world-class clinical...
https://www.massmen.org/resource/home-base-program/Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss: A Guide for Funeral Directors
A guide from Samaritans for funeral directors on working with suicide loss survivors. This is an essential resource for any funeral professional who works with people who have lost a loved one to suicide.
https://www.massmen.org/resource/supporting-survivors-of-suicide-loss-a-guide-for-funeral-directors/SADOD
The goal of SADOD, Support After a Death by Overdose, is “to increase the capacity and effectiveness of peer grief support in Massachusetts for people affected by a death from substance use (not only from overdose but also from suicide, homicide, accident, and medical complications due to drug use)”. They...
https://www.massmen.org/resource/sadod/Derek
Hear Derek talk openly about how his brother’s suicide impacted his work as a police officer. Listen to how his story of reaching out for help, finding a peer support counselor, and leaning on his wife for strength, has led him to working on paying it forward.
https://www.massmen.org/personal_story/derek-2/