05/19/2025
Sunday is Health, Wellness, and Resilience Day. Take a walk, cook yourself a health meal! We spent so much of our time as first responders focusing on others, we often to forget to focus in on ourselves. Check in on yourself and check in on others!
About The Code Green Campaign®
The Code Green Campaign® is a first responder oriented mental health advocacy and education organization. Also known as Code Green, we serve all types of first responders. This includes firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, police, corrections, air medical, and search & rescue. Our name is a combination of the color for mental health awareness (green) and the “code alerts” used in emergency services. If someone is having a stroke or heart attack first responders will call a “code stroke” or “code STEMI”. The idea is that Code Green is calling a code alert on the mental health of first responders.
https://www.codegreencampaign.org/
• 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline - This nationwide hotline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for individuals experiencing suicidal, mental health, and/or substance use crises. First responders can call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.
• Share the Load (Fire/EMS Helpline) - Operated by the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), this helpline is available 24/7 and is specifically for firefighters, EMTs, rescue personnel, and their families. Call 1-888-731-FIRE (3473).
• Safe Call Now - This 24/7 helpline is staffed by first responders for first responders and their family members. They can provide assistance with mental health, substance abuse, and other personal issues. Call 1-206-459-3020.
• Frontline Helpline - Run by Frontline Responder Services, this 24/7 helpline is staffed by first responder call-takers. Call 1-866-676-7500.
