Founded in November 2017, as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in St. Louis, Missouri.
We are a group of active, displaced and retired First Responders who are committed to reducing toxic stress syndrome as an occupational hazard for First Responders (Police, Fire, EMS, Dispatch, Dept. of Corrections & Veterans).
We are here to provide a safe space and place where first responders feel secure in seeking assistance without fear or stigmatization.
Goals:
*Reduce first responder suicides, increase mental health awareness and early intervention strategies.
*Advocate for systematic change in how mental health is addressed by first responder agencies.
*Strive to implement a culture that actively encourages our cohorts that asking for help is appropriate and required.
*Advocate that traumatic stress reactions (i.e. PTSD, anxiety, etc.) are viewed and managed as an injury and not a disease consistently across all agencies.