Roughly 120 first responders from across the state attended "Answering the Call", the inaugural conference of TSPN"s First Responder Suicide Prevention Task Force, held October 24-25 at the Drury Inn in Franklin.
Breakout sessions focused on training sessions to help law enforcement, firefighters, emergency department personnel and others understand how to help emotionally distressed or suicidal people they encounter on their calls. They also learned how to watch for the signs of burnout and mental distress among their buddies and within themselves.
Our keynote speaker was Marc Junkerman, a faculty member of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and developer of the Planning to Thrive (P2T), which helps both people and organizations create cultures of wellness.
