After Action

After Action supports first responders with PTSD awareness, mental health resources, and treatment options.

Dedicated to police, firefighters, EMTs, corrections, and border patrol. Together, we can break the stigma and build resilience.

03/28/2026

Calling all law enforcement professionals! After Action is headed to the Fraternal Order of Police Wellness Summit & Wellness Professional Forum — and we'd love to see you there!
March 29 – April 2, 2026
Bonnie Eckman will be presenting on March 30 — don't miss it! Sharon Hogan will be hosting our booth all week long.
Stop by our booth to learn how After Action is empowering first responders with real resources and real support. We will also have a RAFFLE, so come say hi for a chance to win!
You show up for your community every day. We show up for YOU.
Tag a fellow officer or department who should be there!

03/03/2026

Supporting those who serve.

This week, Raul Rivas, Sharon Hogan, and Bonnie Eckman represented After Action at the 100 Club of Illinois Frontline Convention in Chicago — connecting with first responders, agencies, and leaders who are committed to protecting the mental health of those on the front lines.

Conversations matter.
Education matters.
Showing up matters.

Whether it’s through training, partnership, or bringing sensory tools and mental health resources directly into departments, we are committed to standing beside first responders — not just when things fall apart, but proactively.

Grateful to be in the room with so many dedicated professionals doing the work.

02/25/2026

Completion is not the outcome.

When a first responder is referred to treatment, agencies deserve more than a discharge summary.

The real questions are:

• Are symptoms stabilized?
• Is emotional regulation improving?
• Is sleep consistent?
• Is family life stronger?
• Is operational readiness restored?

Today’s First Responder Workshop is about what real treatment outcomes should look like — and what agencies should be measuring when they invest in their personnel.

This conversation is for:

• Chiefs and command staff
• Peer support teams
• Union leadership
• HR and risk management
• First responders considering treatment

🕚 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST
Join us live.

https://www.youtube.com/live/SLdkMt28bV4?si=cK_oZRynNAm70NEN

02/20/2026

We’re live from APCO International in Phoenix ☀️

The After Action team is out here connecting with the first responder community, having great conversations, and continuing our mission to support those who serve on the front lines every day.

If you’re at APCO, come say hi — we’d love to meet you.

And if support is ever needed back home, After Action is here when you’re ready.

02/19/2026

First responders don’t carry the weight of the job alone.

The stress of this work often reaches the people waiting at home — spouses, partners, parents, and children. Early support can strengthen the entire family system.

At After Action, we provide confidential support services for the loved ones behind the badge.

If someone in your life is struggling, don’t wait.

📞 Call 866-292-2615
🔗 Visit https://amhealthcare.org/resources-sharon/

02/17/2026

Functional. Showing up. Getting it done.
But not fine.

In this clip from our First Responder Workshop: Functional but Not Fine, Chris talks about something many first responders experience but rarely slow down enough to examine:

You get home.
You feel irritated.
You snap.
You withdraw.

And instead of asking why… you just run with it.

What if you paused for a second and asked:
“What am I actually annoyed about?”

Because once you can name it — you can address it.

Chris also speaks to leadership:
Great supervisors don’t just push performance. They protect balance.
If you’re running 100 miles an hour at work and no one cares what’s happening at home, burnout isn’t a possibility — it’s a guarantee.

You should be just as excited to go home as you are to go to work.

That disconnect?
That’s where the damage starts.

Watch the clip. Let us know what resonates. Watch the full episode on YouTube at After_Action.

02/11/2026

First responders are trained to push through.
But no one teaches you how to process what you carry.

Tonight’s First Responder Workshop is built specifically for those who serve — and the agencies and clinicians who support them.

We’ll be covering:
• Real-world insights from those who’ve been there
• Practical tools you can actually apply
• What makes support credible in this profession

No fluff. No stigma. Just honest conversation.

🕕 Join us tonight at 4 pm PT | 7 pm ET
🔗 https://afteraction.care/workshop

If you work in this space or know someone who does — this conversation matters.

02/10/2026

Most people don’t question cancer treatment.
You get the diagnosis, rally your family, follow a plan, do the hard work — and then commit to lifelong aftercare.

So why do we treat mental health any differently?

In this clip from our First Responder Workshop, Doug shares the moment a doctor reframed treatment for him — not as weakness or failure, but as a necessary, structured, and ongoing process, just like cancer care.

Treatment isn’t the finish line.
It’s the beginning of learning how to take care of yourself for life.

Watch the full episode on YouTube:
Sign up for future First Responder Workshops: https://afteraction/workshop

02/09/2026

Most of us were trained endlessly on how to do the job —
but never taught how to take care of the person doing it.

In this clip, Doug Monda talks about something many first responders quietly carry:
✔️ elite training
✔️ years of experience
✔️ unmatched skill

…and still not knowing how to be happier or healthier on the inside.

Reframing treatment as training — training your mind, body, and soul — takes away stigma and puts control back where it belongs.

Because at the end of the career…
you still have a whole life to live with yourself.

🎥 Clip from our recent First Responder Workshop
🔗 Learn more or sign up for future workshops: https://afteraction.care/workshop

02/03/2026

It’s not that help doesn’t exist.
It’s knowing who to trust.

Tomorrow we’re hosting a live conversation for first responders, agency leaders, peer support teams, HR, and EAP professionals.

Chris, Doug, and Raul will speak openly from lived experience about what they encountered when trying to get help themselves — what felt safe, what raised red flags, and what actually made a difference.

This is not a training or a sales presentation.
It’s an honest discussion about trust, culture, and outcomes — and how to evaluate treatment programs responsibly.

🗓 Tomorrow
⏰ 11 AM PST | 2 PM EST
📍 Live via LinkedIn & YouTube

🔗 Watch or register: https://afteraction.care/workshop

▶️ YouTube:
🔵 LinkedIn Live: After Action Care

02/02/2026

One year after Doug survived a su***de attempt, he was named Officer of the Year.

He doesn’t share this story for the title.
He shares it to remind first responders of something many are afraid to believe:

Getting help doesn’t ruin your career. It can save it.

At After Action, we work with first responders every day who worry that speaking up will cost them everything. This story exists to say: help is not the end — it’s often the beginning.

If you or someone you serve is struggling, support is available.

🔗 Learn more: https://afteraction.care

01/30/2026

Su***de prevention doesn’t start at the crisis line — it starts long before it.

Canada recently announced renewed federal funding to make their 9-8-8 Su***de Crisis Helpline permanent. That’s not extra. That’s baseline support.

Crisis lines save lives in the moment. Long-term, trauma-informed care helps prevent people from reaching that moment in the first place.

At After Action, we work with first responders carrying cumulative trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and substance use — often alongside suicidal thoughts. Our role is to provide consistent, specialized support so fewer lives reach the breaking point.

Permanent trauma requires permanent support — across the entire continuum of care.

Learn more about After Action: https://afteraction.care

If you or someone you love needs immediate support, 9-8-8 is available 24/7.

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