CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police officers statistically face the most trauma than anyone else in one lifetime, and now, they too are being given an outlet to help cope with it. Officers with the Charleston ...

MinnPost’s reporting is free every single day, but it isn’t free to produce. Join 4,800 members with a donation right now. Daniel Larson was born into a multigenerational household where addiction was ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Firefighters in Louisville are getting tools to help them have better ways to cope with the difficult calls they respond to. This week on Monday and Tuesday, firefighters ...

“Increasing our skills around talking about the compassion, rigor, and experience needed to cover the toughest stories will make a difference in improving newsroom resilience, wellbeing, and ...

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office hosted its first “Basic Peer Support & Suicide Prevention” training class last Monday and Tuesday. This class provided training to 26 personnel representing five ...

LAKELAND — Deaths of first responders to suicide, increased depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other symptoms of mental health trauma have led some fire department leaders to change the ...

THEY'VE BEEN THERE: From left, Philip Cooper, Jenna Woodman, Dillon Moss and Brandon Manson are part of the peer support specialist team in the Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery ...

Last month, Central Oregon Community College in Bend launched a four-week-long training course for students to become certified peer support specialists. A peer support specialist is someone with ...

Associate Facilitator Jode Freyholtz-London, second from right, conducts trainings for certified peer-support specialists at Wellstone Center in St. Paul. Recent program grads include, left to right, ...

The Melbourne Fire Department marked a milestone of compassion and care during its December 12 Service and Achievement Ceremony.