The mental health of first responders is crucial. On average, a regular citizen will have up to 8 critical incidents in the life, however, a first responder may have over 200 in their career, whether that be a fatality accident, an injury involving a child, or a variety of other things. Franklin County Sheriff, Jeff Richards, says they go through a program called Critical Incident Stress Management:
The team is made up of other law officers and other first responder and mental health providers that talk about how they mentally and emotionally react to the situation. Richards discusses more on this week’s Community Perspective. Tune in Sunday morning, right after the 8 o’clock news, to hear the entire conversation.
