How to Support Your Firefighters During COVID-19 and Beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the current mental health epidemic in this country. Experts worry the existing mental health infrastructure is not sufficient to support the uptick in services necessary during this health crisis, and that the combination of stressors could have crippling effects. Now more than ever, addressing and supporting the behavioral health and resiliency of firefighters needs to be a top concern for leaders in their organizations.

Matt Miclette, Head of Clinical Operations at NeuroFlow, a behavioral health technology company shares lessons learned on how technology helps the Philadelphia Fire Department increase individual effectiveness, readiness, and overall wellness while gaining real-time individual and population-level insights. He’ll be joined by fire chiefs to share what they’ve found to be successful when it comes to launching and managing mental wellness initiatives for fire departments.

Date and Time: May 5 from 1 PM to 2 PM ET

Takeaways from this webinar:

• Learn how one of the nation’s largest fire departments took an innovative approach to support the overall health and resiliency of their team.

• Gain best practices in communicating these initiatives and addressing distrust, stigma, and myths around mental health.

• Recognize the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of first responders and what can be done to support them during this pandemic

Join us for this timely and valuable webinar.

Original broadcast date: May 5, 2020