Addressing the Mental Health of First Responders [spectrumlocalnews.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 9/14/2012:00 PM

By Morgan McKay, Spectrum News, September 13, 2020

CDC studies looking at the mental of health of first responders showed that at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, around 50 percent of health care workers struggled with depression.

Yet, data after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center showed that at times it can take months or even years for the full effects of a tragedy to take its toll on the mental health of first responders.

John Cooney, a retired Troy Police Captain and mental health instructor, explained that when you’re in the middle of a crisis, your mind is still in reaction mode. But once things start to calm down, unhealthy coping mechanisms can play a role in someone’s mental health.

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