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UCF Restores

UCF Restores – which includes the National Center of Excellence for First Responder Behavioral Health – is a nonprofit clinical research center and treatment clinic established to change the way post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related concerns are understood, diagnosed and treated.

Code Green Campaign

The Code Green Campaign® is a first responder oriented mental health advocacy and education organization. They serve all types of first responders. This includes firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, police, corrections, air medical, and search & rescue. Their name is a combination of the color for mental health awareness (green) and the “code alerts” used in emergency services.

Redline Rescue

Redline Rescue is dedicated to the mission of serving firefighters and their families in their times of need. This community consists of firefighters and professionals that are committed to serving those who serve tirelessly. Click the link below to start searching for a clinician or a peer support provider.

Best Practices in Behavioral Wellness for Emergency Responders

This 2021 Yellow Ribbon Report Update builds on the information contained in the original document and addresses several specific complex issues surrounding behavioral wellness as well as ways to mitigate their devastating effects. It takes more of a how-to approach than its predecessor, whose purpose was to raise awareness.

IAFF - The Recovery Village Overview

The first of its kind, the IAFF Center of Excellence offers treatment exclusively for firefighters, dispatchers and first responders. We offer treatment for mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complicated grief, along with rehab for drug and alcohol abuse.

Vetted Mental Healthcare Providers

Use this button  to download a directory of behavioral health professionals.

The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery

The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery is a one-of-a-kind addiction treatment facility specializing in PTSD for IAFF members – and IAFF members only – who are struggling with addiction, PTSD other related behavioral health challenges to receive the help they need in taking the first steps toward recovery. It is a safe haven for members to talk with other members who have faced or overcome similar challenges.

Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance

FBHA’s goal is to provide behavioral health workshops to fire departments, EMS and Dispatch organizations across the globe, focusing on behavioral health awareness with a strong emphasis towards suicide prevention and promoting resources available to firefighters/EMS/Dispatch and their families.

International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Center

The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery is a one-of-a-kind addiction treatment facility specializing in PTSD for IAFF members – and IAFF members only – who are struggling with addiction, PTSD other related behavioral health challenges to receive the help they need in taking the first steps toward recovery. It is a safe haven for members to talk with other members who have faced or overcome similar challenges.

The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery

The first of its kind, the IAFF Center of Excellence offers treatment exclusively for firefighters, dispatchers and first responders. We offer treatment for mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complicated grief, along with rehab for drug and alcohol abuse.