These are some various resources that I have gathered through my experience, research, and connections over the years. Please keep in mind that I share them with you because they have been valuable to me with the understanding that they may not meet every need for everyone. 
Websites
  • 988 Suicide Hotline - https://988lifeline.org/ The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
  • Crisis Text Line https://www.crisistextline.org/ Text "BLUE" to 741741. This will identify you as a first responder and let you communicate via text message with a trained crisis counselor from anywhere in the United States 24/7
  • FRSN - First Responder Support Network - frsn.org - FRSN provides first responders and their families tools to reduce personal and family stress, encourage appropriate career decisions and reduce the effects of traumatic incident stress on an individual's life.
  • COPLINE https://www.copline.org/ 800-267-5463 Confidential 24/7 hotline answered by retired law enforcement officers who have gone through strenuous vetting and training process to become an active listener
  • Responder Strong - https://responderstrong.org/ A collaboration between emergency responders and our advocates (clinicians, educators, researchers, health care organizations, and foundations), ResponderStrong’s mission is to improve mental health supports for emergency responders and our families through joint focuses on intervention and prevention.
  • Code 4 NW - https://code4nw.org - Code 4 Northwest provides a comprehensive and holistic community of confidential support to people within the first responder and critical care family
  • The Code 9 Project - https://thecode9project.org - The Code 9 Project’s mission is to educate, train and advocate for the prevention of PTSD and suicide for all first-responders and their families.
  • Reboot Recovery - https://rebootrecovery.com/ -  REBOOT exists to help people overcome trauma through our faith-based, peer-led programs
  • The Clarity Collab - www.christinejean.net - The Clarity Collab offers emergency first-responders professional life coaching services that empower them to find healing after experiencing trauma.
  • Dispatch Wellness - www.dispatchwellness.com - Dispatch Wellness works with first-responders and organizations to find solutions that consider individual and collective wellness through nutrition, yoga, mindfulness, and meditation.
  • First Responder Coaching - https://1strespondercoaching.org - Offering a proactive approach for all members of the first responder community.
  • The Resiliency Project - www.theresiliencyproject.info - The Resiliency Project aims to end the silent suffering of our nation's first responders by providing peer support and funding for treatment, recovery and psychological services in an effort to treat post traumatic stress, build resilience and end suicide.
  • First HELP - https://1sthelp.org - First H.E.L.P. works to reduce mental health stigma through education, advocate for benefits for first-responders suffering from post-traumatic stress, acknowledge the service and sacrifice of those lost to suicide, assist them in their search for healing, and to bring awareness to suicide and mental health issues.
  • First Responder Family - https://firstresponderfamily.org - working for our local emergency services families to create “a proactive, first responder family resource that will equip our families to thrive.”
  • NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Frontline-Professionals/Public-Safety-Professionals/Family-Support
  • 911 At Ease - https://911aei.org/ 911 At Ease International (911AEI) exists to support first responders and their families, so they can be their best to serve their community. 911AEI is committed to keeping our first responders strong. 
  • Hecht Trauma Institute - https://www.traumainst.org/ The vision of the Hecht Trauma Institute is to make a positive difference in the lives of persons affected by Trauma.
  •  PTSD/TRAUMA GROUP https://www.firstresponder-wellness.com/supportgroups/ Support groups on Zoom and In Person for all first responders, run multiple nights a week, contact individual group leaders
  •  NENA - Wellness Resources https://www.nena.org/page/Mental-HealthResouces https://www.nena.org/page/Physical-HealthResources
  •  APCO - Wellness Resources https://www.apcointl.org/community/humanresources-toolbox/health-and-wellness/

​Products
These are things I use and have found helpful in my pursuit of wellness - always with the caveat that you choose to use what you will with an understanding that I am not personally associated to or liable for any of the products 
Books 
  • The Wisdom of Your Body – Hillary McBride
  • You’re Too Good to Feel This Bad - Nate Dallas  
  • The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel A van der Kolk
  • Burnout - Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoksi
  • Mindfulness for Warriors - Kim Colegrove
  • Dispatcher Stress – Adam Timm
  • Trauma Stewardship - Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
  • On Our Best Behavior - Elise Loehnen 
  • Navigating Adversity: Tactical Self-Care for First Responders - Dr Renee Thornton and Rodger Ruge
  • MBSR Every Day - Elisha Goldstein, Bob Stahl 
  • Atlas of the Heart - Brene Brown 
  • Thorns in the Heart - Dr. Steven Stiles
  • Codependent No More - Melanie Beattie
  • For a more fully exhaustive list: https://www.1strc.org/recommended-readings​
Culturally Competent Therapists - ​I am not liable for any references or recommendations of therapists made, and any information provided is solely for informational purposes without assumption of responsibility or liability in the selection or outcome of therapy services.

Via the First Responder Support Network, Santa Clara Fire Department and various collected resources. This is by no means exhaustive, especially in the other states listed, but it can be a good place to start. 

California: 
Arizona:  Colorado:  Florida: Hawaii: Iowa: Maryland: Michigan:  Nebraska:
  • Jason Workman, LIMHP, LADC Omaha NE 402-320-3875 [email protected] firstrespondersfoundation.org
New Mexico: New York:  Oregon:  Texas:
  • Catrina Drinning-Davis, LPC-S Tow, Texas, Telehealth 972-372-9777 [email protected] www.catrinastherapyroom.theraplatform.com/#/scheduler/ui
Utah: Washington: Wisconsin:
  • Cathy Duchow-Cross Oak Creek, WI 414-304-5713 414-304-5721 [email protected] spectrumcares.com
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