Ensuring Optimal Mental Health Programs and Policies for First Responders: Opportunities and Challenges in One U.S. State.
This study examined opportunities and challenges faced by individuals working to advance mental health policy and programming for first responders. We utilized qualitative content analysis and interviews with 16 firefighters, emergency medical services professionals, law enforcement officers, and ot...
| Publicado en: | Community Mental Health Journal Vol. 59; no. 7; pp. 1341 - 1352 |
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Oct2023
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