Discuss principles of stress management, responder mental health, resilience, and suicide prevention across all levels.

Discussion should include

• the fact that a greater number of responders are reporting thoughts of suicide
• suicide rates among first responders significantly exceed those of the general population
• mental health resources.

Discussion should center around a foundational level of knowledge that is crucial to addressing this professional and occupational crisis.

Teacher Resource: Stress First Aid (SFA) for Firefighters and Emergency Services Personnel Links to an external site., Everyone Goes Home: Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation