Just 4 months:

Month 1: we will work with Command Staff to create the vision of the Peer Support Team and vet the two Peer Support Leaders

Month 2-3: We work with your Peer Support Leaders to establish policies and procedures for Command Staff approval, teach how to be a Peer Support Leader, and select the rest of the Peer Support Team.

Month 4: Your Peer Support Team is trained in a 3-day Peer Support Training so they learn the Common Language your entire agency will use to discuss issues without reliving the trauma, learn the day-to-day taking model and skills, and provide Debriefing and Disfussion of Critical Incidents.

After the initial creation of your Peer Support Team, we continue to educate and coach your Peer Support Team so they grow in their skills in helping support your employees.

We do this through:

1. Monthly education and coaching calls where they learn how to be better Peer Support Members and get their questions about how to handle specific situations.
2. 1:1 consultation via call or text to handle specific situations that are not appropriate to share with a group.
3. Monthly education modules that your Peer Support Team rolls out inside your agent to raise the education and skills level for every employee through our online training site and app.

Immediately after the Peer Support team is created, your employees are trained in our Common Language course through our online training platform and app.

Employees can also attend our one-day in-person retreat-style training. Here, they will deep-dive into the educational and skills learned in the Common Language Course so that when they leave, they have a solid skill set to reduce the effects of job stress for the rest of their careers and after retirement.

The retreats are available to all members of the top-tier program or can be purchased as needed and when available.

Family members can watch the same Common Language course that your employees watch to know what their heroes are experiencing and understand why they act the way they do.

We also have online training for family members on supporting their hero during a critical incident.

This way, in the aftermath of a critical incident, your employees don't have to explain what they are going through. They can hand their spouse their phone, open the app, and ask them to watch the video.

No.  You can use local mental health professionals and we can help ensure they are culturally competent.

One primary requirement is that they must be experienced in EMDR therapy.  This is the best therapy that focuses on trauma and speeds up results by months or years.

One big benefit is fast first sessions. Many mental health professionals are booked 3-6 months in advance.

We believe when first responders finally ask for help, they need help fast, not wait months for an appointment.

If you cannot find a qualified mental health professional, you can use our experienced, vetted, and culturally competent mental health partners through in-person or online sessions.