CHJ developed a webinar that will highlight the experiences, efforts, and needs of first-responder agencies relative to exposure to traumatic stressors specific to the opioid crisis. Using information gathered from interviews with mid- to high-level supervisors from several local law enforcement agencies, as well as fire department and emergency medical services (EMS) staff members, we will discuss insights into the impact of this work on first responders, the measures agencies have taken to minimize negative effects on staff members, and products or tools required to advance these efforts. The webinar will feature a live interview with a first responder. Webinar attendees will learn:
-Describe two ways the opioid crisis can affect the community and first responder agencies and staff.
-Identify at least one sign that can indicate how first responders dealing with the opioid crisis are experiencing stress/secondary trauma/compassion fatigue.
-Discuss what resources exist, and identify at least one tool the field requires to specifically address first responder trauma and stress that result from new challenges posed
by the opioid crisis.
-List a priority step COSSAP grantee programs can take to promote first-responder resilience.
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We conducted an hour-long webinar on first responder trauma that included a live interview with Chief Debra Black of Glendale, Arizona. This webinar was designed for law enforcement officers and senior personnel to recognize the trauma that first responders face each day. CHJ facilitated questions from the audience.
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