卡森·J·斯宾塞基金会（Carson J Spencer基金会标志和可用资源，以协助全国消防员应对自杀。
“在考虑自杀的影响时，有时会忽略消防专业人员。当发生自杀时，他们的角色经常从救援人员转变为同伴。对于自杀涉及的强烈，复杂和漫长的创伤可能没有准备的消防员，这有时可能会具有挑战性。
The video features real firefighters, many from South Metro Fire Station 34 of Lone Tree, CO, who describe their struggles in coping with the difficulty of a suicide call or the suicide of a fellow firefighter and how vital it is for fire safety departments to work on raising awareness of this issue among firefighters, who are trained to face traumatic events but are sometimes unprepared for the unique trauma associated with suicide.
To watch Firefighters Coping with the Aftermath of Suicide, please visithere.
“AAS is proud to be affiliated with this effort to recognize and mediate the impact of suicide on firefighters, as first-finders. We hope this video helps the healing that must come after such a loss,” said Alan L. Berman, PhD, Executive Director of the American Association of Suicidology.
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Fire and Life Safety Educators of Colorado, the Beanstalk Foundation, and dozens of individual donors supported the funding of this project.
消防员行为健康联盟的创始人杰夫·迪尔（Jeff Dill）表示：“参与该项目的荣誉是多么巨大的荣誉。它解决了需要教育我的兄弟姐妹的行为健康，尤其是在消防员自杀意识和预防的领域，以及随后家庭和消防部门在损失后所需的痛苦和应对技巧。”
The American Association of Suicidology (AAS; www.suicidology.org) is a membership organization founded in 1968 for all those involved in suicide prevention and intervention or touched by suicide. AAS leads the advancement of scientific and programmatic efforts in suicide prevention through research, education and training, the development of standards and resources, and survivor support services.
Contact: Alan L. Berman, PhD, ABPP, Executive Director, 202-237-2280, berman@suicidology.org
The Carson J Spencer Foundation (www.CarsonJSpencer.org) is a Colorado nonprofit, established in 2005. We envision a world where leaders and communities are committed to sustaining a passion for living. We sustain a passion for living by:
Delivering innovative and effective suicide prevention programs for working-aged people.
Coaching young leaders to develop social enterprises for mental health promotion and suicide prevention.
Supporting people bereaved by suicide.
