RESOURCES FOR RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
THRIVE
Injuries & Disease & Disabilities
Articles and Research
Works to address the mental; emotional and physical impacts of emergency response work
ResponderStrong
Cancer Awareness and Prevention Program
Promotes awareness of firefighter health and safety issues and the impacts they have on families
Firefighter Aid
Cardiac Awareness Toolkit
If You Don't Feel Well; Don't Make It Farewell cardiac awareness toolkit
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
Chain of Survival Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Awareness about sudden cardiac arrest and the role of Dispatch and EMS
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation
Counseling/Therapy
View lists of mental health providers; facilities; retreates and aftercare/group support professionals who work with responders.
ResponderStrong
Critical Incident Mental Health Support
Provides a compassionate presence leveraging the human-canine bond helping restore a person's emotional and cognitive equilibrium.
K9 First Responders
Critical Incident services and support.
Offers Critical Incident services and support to Law Enformcement in VA
Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program
Custom-trained Service Dogs
Service dog training/placement for physical/psychologically wounded Veterans & First Responders
The K9 Basco Foundation
Financial Assistance at Critical Times
Provides financial assistance to Police, Fire, EMS, and Dispatch personnel at the critical time when they need it most. Our ecosystem of resources is designed to provide first responders with the critical support they need when injured or otherwise unable to work. Not only do we raise funds to bridge financial gaps for first responders, we are also dedicated to helping fill informational gaps that connect first responders with mental, physical, and therapeutic resources in our partner ecosystem.
One Goat
Fire Service Cancer Toolkit
Reduces First Responder occupational illness; injury; and death through education and research
First Responder Center for Excellence
Firefighter/Family Cancer Resources
Provides support for fire/EMS personnel diagnosed with cancer
Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Firefighters and Asbestos Exposure
Firefighters guide to Asbestos Exposure and Studies
The Mesothelioma Center | Asbestos.com
Man Therapy Podcast
Interactive mental health tools targeting working age men that employs humor to cut thru stigma
Man Therapy
Mobility & Assistive Technologies
Mobility and novel assistive technologies for first responders with disabilities and medical conditions
Quality of Life+
Mobility & Psychiatric Service Dogs
Helping veterans and First Responders reintegrate into civilian life by training/providing mobility and psychiatric service dogs at no charge.
Inspiring Our Warriors of America
Resources for Starting Wellness Program
Reduces the number of firefighter deaths from heart attack
Heart Healthy Firefighter; a program of the National Volunteer Fire Council
Self-Help Tools and Assessments
Works to address the mental; emotional and physical impacts of emergency response work
ResponderStrong
St. Paul Fire Foundation website
Cancer; cardiac and mental health resources for firefighters
St. Paul Fire Foundation
Stress Continuum Model
Resources; education; and trainings on stress injury formation and recovery for First Responders
Responder Alliance
Stress Injury Info by Responder type
Resources; education; and trainings on stress injury formation and recovery for First Responders
Responder Alliance
Support group for injured LEO
Provides peer support to LEO who have been seriously injured in the line of duty
Violently Injured Police Officers Organization
Therapy Dog Adoption & Training Program
Provides companion/service dogs to military; veterans; first responders and their families
Companions for Heroes
YOU | ResponderStrong
Individualized & confidential wellbeing tool for Emergency Responders and their families.
All Clear Foundation
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To connect with fellow Responders or get crisis support, here are a few options.
Disclaimer: All Clear Foundation in its sole and absolute discretion reserves the right to include, exclude or remove any organization or resource from the resource page. Criteria that All Clear Foundation uses to evaluate an organization or resource include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Focuses on one or more of the following areas of wellbeing for Responders and/or their families: Mental & Emotional, Physical & Physiological, Family & Social and/or Spiritual
- Has content that is readily available and accessible
- Is in good standing with governmental, licensing, regulatory and monitoring agencies, which may include nonprofit ratings and oversight organizations
- Is not divisive or discriminatory
- Is in good standing with All Clear Foundation
Inclusion on the resource page should not be considered as an endorsement by the All Clear Foundation. Users of any resource listed on the resource page should perform their own due diligence of the resource and are solely responsible for the utilization of any resource. If other resources should be considered for inclusion, please let us know.