Code Green offers several educational classes aimed at first responders and their family members. The goals of our education are suicide prevention, reducing stigma, providing information about the mental health issues that are most likely to affect first responders, and give people tools to have healthy and successful careers. We also provide customized classes based on agency request.
Code Green Campaign Education
General Education Class
Our main education course. The course is two hours covering common mental health issues in first responders, statistics about suicide, how to recognize someone having a mental health crisis, how to talk to them, and how to assist them in getting help.
Resiliency Class
This two-hour class providing an overview of what resiliency is, why it is important for first responders, and what happens when we lack it. During this class, we explore different resiliency factors and how they can be developed, including a section on mindfulness.
Management Class
A two hour class aimed at management level employees at first responder agencies. The course covers the scope of the problem, agency culture, reducing employee stress, policies, identifying employees in crisis, and how to assist them in getting help.
Outside Organization Education
Code Green has also complied information about other organizations who provide education related to first responder mental health or that we feel is beneficial to first responders. Code Green’s staff have not had the opportunity to take all of the classes listed here and can not attest to the content or quality. The listings are provided for your information only. The entries are loosely organized by category.
NOTICE: Due to COVID-19 many organizations have ceased in-person education and increased their online educational offerings. If you are interested in an educational offering please check with the primary agency to determine availability.
General Education (In-Person)
General (in-person) education are classes covering that cover multiple topics including suicide prevention, crisis recognition, resiliency, stress reduction, etc.
QPR Institute
Comprehensive Firefighter/EMS suicide prevention course. They also offer train-the-trainer classes for people who want to host a live class.
Mental Health First Aid
Course designed to teach people how to recognize the signs of mental illness and substance abuse, and how to encourage people to get help.
Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance
A non-profit aimed at educating first responders about behavioral health issues and reducing suicide through workshops on education and suicide prevention.
SafeCallNow
Founded by a licensed psychologist with experience in EMDR. Stress and resiliency education for dispatchers and other first responders.
911 Training Institute
Course designed to teach people how to recognize the signs of mental illness and substance abuse, and how to encourage people to get help.
Vital Hearts
Psychological First Aid
Psychological First Aid (PFA) teaches supportive skills to be provided to victims in the aftermath of a disaster or other acutely traumatic event.
Skills for Psychological Recovery
Companion class to PFA. SPR provides education on supporting the victims of disasters or acutely traumatic events in the weeks and months after the event.
General Education (Online)
General online education are classes covering that cover multiple topics including suicide prevention, crisis recognition, resiliency, stress reduction, etc.
QPR Institute
Comprehensive Firefighter/EMS suicide prevention online training course. They also offer “train-the-trainer” classes for people who want to host a live class.
Share The Load
Run by the National Volunteer Fire Council, this program has several courses and webinars available aimed at educating responders on how to deal with some of the job specific stresses we face.
In the Line of Duty
Single session course providing an overview of the issue of suicide from a law enforcement perspective.
Skills for Psychological Recovery
Companion class to PFA. SPR provides education on supporting the victims of disasters or acutely traumatic events in the weeks and months after the event.
Peer Support
Peer Support Central
A training and consulting service that provides first responder specific classes on peer support and wellness programs.
North Carolina First Responder Peer Support
CISM / CISD
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
All instructors official CISM/CISD classes will be taught by someone who is a member of ICISF’s approved instructor program.
Canada
Simon Fraser University First Responder Trauma Management Program
Online – Aimed at helping first responders and other uniformed personnel recognize sources of stress and build resiliency.
