PTSD

A bill to make peer support more confidential among first responders is heading to the governor's desk.Lawmakers are hoping to encourage first responders…

One year after Category 5 Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, children and adults are still struggling with the catastrophe and the…

More than 400,000 American children are in foster care, and 25,000 of them are in Florida. Their average length of stay is 25.3 months, according to the…

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal has rolled out new training materials for employers of the state’s first responders. It’s to help…

Are black students getting a voice in the gun violence debate, after the mass shooting that left 17 people dead in Parkland?When you think of Parkland…

Governor Rick Scott signed into law Tuesday a bill that expands workers’ compensation for first responders. Under the current law, first responders are…

Governor Rick Scott says he will sign a bill that will allow first responders with posttraumatic stress disorder to qualify for workers compensation…

Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that will give Florida’s first responders with emotional injuries access to workers compensation. In October 2016…

Florida lawmakers want first responders to get workers’ compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder. But the House bill would only give them a year to…

First responders run towards crashes, emergencies and catastrophes, not away from them. And for some, their experiences are leading to post traumatic…