As Dallas Green says in the Song Just a Little Mercy, "We don't need this pain and this suffering." In this episode, I discuss the difficulties of relying solely on insurance and EAP benefits to gain access to care. It creates barriers to health, despite what most people think. We must do better. It's not enough. Please do what you can to be proactive about your mental health. Don't wait until a crisis hits.

As mentioned in the show, I have resources below that are specifically for responders and their families, though many of them are limited to Colorado.

Revital Colorado: https://www.revitalcolorado.org/

Restoration Ranch: https://restorationranchcolorado.com/

One Goat Foundation: https://onegoat.org/

Code4 Counseling: https://www.code4counseling.com/

Foundation 1023: https://foundation1023.org/

Building Warriors: https://buildingwarriors.org/

First Responder Trauma Counselors: https://911overwatch.org/

Next Rung: https://www.nextrung.org/

Firefighter Behavioral Health Trust (I forgot to go into detail about this one!): https://www.cfhtrust.com/behavioral/

And so many more...

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