You carry everyone else. Let someone help carry you.
Mental health and wellness resources for firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers and their families. Confidential, peer-informed, and built for people who run toward the call.
The job doesn't end when the tones stop.
First responders deal with situations most people never experience. Stress, trauma, burnout, sleep problems, anxiety, substance use, and changes in relationships can affect anyone in the service.
This site provides information and connects you with resources. You don't have to know exactly what you need before reaching out.
Emergency & support hotlines
Every line below is answered around the clock. Tap a number to call from your phone. Several are staffed by people who have worn the gear.
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Resource Navigation
First Responder Crisis Line
Fire / EMS Helpline
Firefighter & Family Crisis Support
COPLINE
Immediate physical danger? Dial 911. These lines are confidential support services, not emergency dispatch.
Asking for help isn't weakness. It's the same courage you show on every call.
Treatment centers & retreats
When it's more than a rough shift: programs designed specifically for rescue personnel and the helpers who look after everyone else.
On-Site Academy
A short-term, intensive residential treatment center for rescue personnel who may be temporarily overwhelmed by the stress of the job, are dealing with work-related cumulative or delayed critical incident stress, or are having an acute reaction to a critical incident.
Learn more →Healthcare Professionals & First Responders Program
Group-based treatment for the people who help the helpers: responders and healthcare workers facing depression, anxiety, or stress connected to the work they do.
Learn more →Mental health, wellness & support
Organizations that understand the culture of the fire service and EMS, from peer hotlines to clinicians who specialize in responder care.
Responder Health
24/7 peer advocate hotline, a responder health app, CE-certified courses, wellness toolkits, webinars, and scholarship and pilot programs.
Visit site →First Responder Support Network
Peer-driven educational treatment programs and retreats for first responders and their spouses or partners.
Visit site →NVFC Behavioral Health Directory
The National Volunteer Fire Council's directory of behavioral health professionals who are trained in fire and EMS culture.
Visit site →McLean LEADER Program
Mass General Brigham / McLean Hospital program for law enforcement, active-duty military and emergency responders in Belmont, MA.
Visit site →The Watch Wellness
Wellness and mental health support for first responders, based in Ludlow, Massachusetts.
Visit site →Mindful Transformations
First responder support services from a counseling practice in Farmington, Connecticut.
Visit site →Dual Minds Integrative Psychiatry
Integrative mental health care designed for frontline professionals and first responders.
Visit site →Front Line Foundations
A southern Vermont 501(c)(3) supporting the wellbeing of first responders.
Visit site →First Responders Foundation
Support and donate to help first responders and their families today.
Visit site →Mental health provider directory
Each provider listed here has given permission to be included. Services vary, so reach out directly to ask about availability, insurance, and fit.
Ellen Goldsmith
LICSW- ellengoldsmith.com
- 151 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Northampton, MA 01060
- (413) 537-0210
- ellengoldsmith@comcast.net
Individual psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, clinical consultation
Bruce Arbour
MDiv, HTP · Trauma-informed specialist- 71 Bradford Street, Suite 203, Northampton, MA 01061
- (413) 883-3051
- afdchaplain@gmail.com