The Washington Post (10/25, Ebersole) reported, “Many first responders are struggling with PTSD wrought by both the everyday deaths and tragedies encountered on the job and a national epidemic of mass shootings.” Because surveys show “emergency workers are 10 times more likely to attempt suicide on average,” a “growing number of states, including Colorado, Texas, Vermont, Louisiana, Minnesota and Connecticut, have recently passed legislation to provide workers’ compensation for first responders suffering from PTSD.”
Related Links:
— “First responders struggle with PTSD caused by the emergencies, deaths, tragedies they face every day, ” Rene Ebersole, The Washington Post, October 25, 2019