March 5, 2019
By Responders For Responders with Rhonda Kelly
Lori Henricksen, director of the emergency telecommunications program for high schoolers at the Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas (Nevada), discusses the creation of her program and the challenges it presents,
Isabel talks with Rhonda Kelly, ResponderStrong Program Manager at the National Mental Health Innovation Center. They discuss Rhonda's circuitous route to her current career, barriers to emergency responders getting mental health help they need, and where mental health treatment is heading. For Your Information: The theater shooting Rhonda mentions around 5:45 is the one that took place in Aurora, CO, in 2012. National Mental Health Innovation Center website: http://mentalhealthinnovation.org/ "Taking Care of Our Own: Mental Health Among Colorado Emergency Responders" https://responderstrong.org/responderstrong-survey-report/ ResponderStrong website: https://responderstrong.org/ ResponderStrong Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ResponderStrong/ Status: Code 4, Inc. website, which has documentaries showing how responders bring trauma home: https://www.sc4i.org/lifelines Matt Vogl's TEDx talk about Virtual Reality and mental health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynMv1sNggyc If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call one of the following hotlines: Australia: 13 11 14 Canada (outside Montreal): 1-866-277-3553 Canada (Montreal): 514-723-4000 United Kingdom: 116 123 United States: 1-800-273-8255 Want to get involved in a study? Have a question? Email us at dispatchindepth @ emergencydispatch (dot) org