Tools
Resources for responders who have questions or concerns and want to learn more about mental and emotional wellness on their own.
Resources for responders who have questions or concerns and want to learn more about mental and emotional wellness on their own.
Do you have a concern and want to know more?
Offering a starting place to responder to consider whether drinking has become an issue
A simple tool to aid in honestly gauging alcohol consumption
Learn MoreAn online self-assessment tool to help firefighters and EMT personnel quickly pinpoint mental health concerns
Learn MoreAnonymous self-assessment tools for issues including depression, anxiety and risking drinking
Learn MoreA tool created by Workplace Strategies for Mental Health to help pinpoint issues related to mood
An anonymous online tool for anyone who has experienced a traumatic event
This short online self-assessment helps trauma survivors recognize the signs of PTSD
A tool from Mental Health America to guide responders in self-assessing possible PTSD signs
Learn Morefrom the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – Offering various tools to help responders and clinicians assess mental and emotional health concerns
A starting-point questionnaire from the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
To help guide responders in assessing the frequency and impact of alcohol consumption
An online tool from Workplace Strategies for Mental Health to help responders check in with themselves mentally and emotionally
Learn MoreA tool created by the Canadian Mental Health Association to aid in assessing issues between work and home life
Learn MoreMindfulness-based wellness and resiliency professional development training for law enforcement, responders, corrections, reentry and treatment professionals.
An audio guided meditation series for responders, including end-of-shift reset, deep sleep and gratitude
Learn MoreA training resource to help responders cultivate resiliency, awareness and humanity
Audio-based trainings from the University of Pennsylvania to support various aspects of meditation and mindfulness
Multifaceted advice from the U.S. Department of Labor on cultivating responder resiliency
Learn MoreTips for emergency response workers on dealing with the various effects of traumatic incident stress, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mindfulness practices have been proven to improve performance and quality of life
Mindfulness-based wellness and resiliency professional development training for law enforcement, responders, corrections, reentry and treatment professionals.
Learn MoreAn audio guided meditation series for responders, including end-of-shift reset, deep sleep and gratitude
Learn MoreA training resource to help responders cultivate resiliency, awareness and humanity
Learn MoreAudio-based trainings from the University of Pennsylvania to support various aspects of meditation and mindfulness
Learn MoreBy virtue of being human, we all need certain things to feel good.
A tool from the Center for Nonviolent Communication to identify and describe experienced feelings
Learn MoreA starting-point resource from the Center for Nonviolent Communication to help name and consider basic human needs
Learn MoreStress is unavoidable, but how we deal with it changes how we feel.
A practical guide from the National Institute of Mental Health to help responders and their families deal with the effects of trauma
Tips for recognizing and understanding stress, from the National Institute of Mental Health
Actionable steps from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help responders cope with and manage stress
A clearinghouse of information on dealing with the mental and physical impacts of stress that veterans face, from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Advice from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress on helping responders care for themselves while caring for others
Learn MoreAdvice for disaster responders on managing stress in the moment and afterward, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Practical steps from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help responders deal with and prevent stress
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