Understanding the Difference Between PTS and PTSD
Jul 2026
Learn how firefighters can recognize and manage symptoms of acute stress and PTSD after traumatic events through awareness, coping strategies, and behavioral health support.
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Creating a Behavioral Health Program: A Checklist
Jul 2026
Use this IAFF checklist to evaluate and strengthen your fire department’s behavioral health program, including peer support, clinician referrals, education, and member wellness services. -
Understanding Reactions to a Potentially Traumatic Event
Jul 2026
Learn how firefighters and their families can recognize normal reactions to potentially traumatic events and support recovery through healthy coping strategies and peer support resources. -
Coping with Grief
Jul 2026
Learn how firefighters can understand grief, recognize complicated grief, cope with line-of-duty loss, and access behavioral health and peer support resources. -
Taking Care of You
Jul 2026
Learn practical self-care strategies to help firefighters improve mental health, build resilience, manage stress, and know when to seek behavioral health support. -
Conducting Outreach After a Potentially Traumatic Event: Peer Team Guidance
Jul 2026
Learn how fire service peer support teams can respond after traumatic events through effective outreach, team coordination, stress education, and ongoing member support. -
Recruiting Members for Your Peer Support Team
Jul 2026
Learn how fire service organizations can build effective peer support teams by selecting trusted members, establishing confidentiality, and creating sustainable support programs. -
Getting Serious About Sleep: Challenges and Opportunities for Today’s Fire Fighter
Mar 2024
Learn how firefighters can improve sleep, recovery, and overall wellness through sleep hygiene practices, sleep disorder education, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. -
Peer Support Outreach After Traumatic Events
May 2022
Learn how fire service peer support teams can provide effective outreach after potentially traumatic events through early intervention, psychological support, and evidence-based behavioral health practices.