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Resources

Books

Brown, R. P., & Gerbarg, P. L. (n.d.). The healing power of the breath.

Dachinger, D., Rumilly, B., & Raymond, S. (n.d.). Helping the helpers: The clinician’s guide to first responder mental wellness.

Dana, D. (n.d.). Anchored: How to befriend your nervous system using polyvagal theory.

Gilmartin, K. M. (n.d.). Emotional survival for law enforcement: A guide for officers and their families.

Harris, N. B. (n.d.). The deepest well: Healing the long-term effects of childhood adversity.

Kirschman, E. (n.d.). I love a firefighter: What the family needs to know.

Korn, D. L., & Baldwin, M. (n.d.). Every memory deserves respect: EMDR, the proven trauma therapy with the power to heal.

Levine, P. A. (n.d.). Waking the tiger: Healing trauma.

Parnell, L. (n.d.). Tapping in: A step-by-step guide to activating your healing resources through bilateral stimulation.

Patterson, J. (n.d.). Traumatized.

Schwartz, R. C. (n.d.). You are the one you’ve been waiting for: Bringing courageous love to intimate relationships.

Schwartz, R. C. (n.d.). No bad parts: Healing trauma and restoring wholeness with the internal family systems model.

Shapiro, F. (n.d.). Getting past your past: Take control of your life with self-help techniques from EMDR therapy.

van der Kolk, B. A. (n.d.). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma.

Walker, P. (n.d.). Complex PTSD: From surviving to thriving: A guide and map for recovering from childhood trauma.

Winfrey, O., & Perry, B. D. (n.d.). What happened to you? Conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing.

Wolynn, M. (n.d.). It didn’t start with you: How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle.

Nervous system focused 

General Mental Health

First Responder–Specific Mental Health & Peer Support

Fairfield County Trauma Response Team

https://fctrt.org/


First Responder Support Network (FRSN)

firstrespondersupportnetwork.org

 

Code Green Campaign

codegreencampaign.org

 

All Clear Foundation

allclearfoundation.org


Behind the Shield

behindtheshield911.com

 

Badge of Life

badgeoflife.org

Emergency/Hotlines

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 | Chat: 988lifeline.org

 

Safe Call Now (First Responder Specific)

Call 1-206-459-3020

 

Fire/EMS Helpline (Share the Load Program – NVFC)

Call 1-888-731-FIRE (3473)

 

CopLine (Law Enforcement Only)

Call 1-800-COPLINE (267-5463)

Financial 

Northwestern Mutual 

Bryan Bradley Jock, Financial Advisor

https://www.northwesternmutual.com/financial/advisor/bryan-jock/

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