ProSPeR Resources

1st Responder Conferences

809 Fight for Awareness

Alcoholics Anonymous (Bakersfield, CA)

1.661.322.4025

Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault (Kern County, CA)

1.661.322.0931

1.800.273.7713

The Badge of Life

Bakersfield Vet Center (Bakersfield, CA)

1.661.323.8387

Blue H.E.L.P.

California Peer Support Association

1.415.314.6929

The Code 9 Project

1.929.244.9911

1.844.HOPE.247 (24h Helpline)

The Code Green Campaign

Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS)

Cop 2 Cop

1.866.COP.2COP

Cop Line (National Law Enforcement Hotline)

1.800.267.5463

Cops Alive

Counseling Team International

1.800.222.9691

CrewCare (First Responder Mental Health Mobile App)

Crisis Text Line

741741

Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance

Firestrong

1.844.525.3473

First Responder Support Network (West Coast Post-Trauma Retreat [WCPR])

1.415.721.9789

Gary Sinise Foundation - First Responders Outreach

Gold Line Support

Healing Our Own (CFSTFBH)

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.

Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services – Crisis Services (Kern County, CA)

1.800.991.5272

Kern County Veterans Service Department (Kern County, CA)

1.661.868.7300

Legacy Place Society (Canada)

Narcotics Anonymous (Kern County, CA)

1.877.629.6759

National Alliance on Mental Illness (Kern County, CA)

661.858.3255

National Police Suicide Foundation

1.863.875.2298

988 Lifeline (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)

988 (talk or text)

1.800.273.8255

Man Therapy

One805

Peer Support Central

Project HURT

Reviving Responders

Safe Call Now

1.206.459.3020

Share the Load

The Overwatch Collective

Veteran’s Crisis Line

988, press 1 (talk)

838255 (text)

First Responder Suicides

Firefighters

8 (2024)

75 (2023)

82 (2022)

94 (2021)

104 (2020)

129 (2019)

96 (2018)

108 (2017)

Emergency Medical Technicians

0 (2024)

23 (2023)

12 (2022)

16 (2021)

28 (2020)

22 (2019)

24 (2018)

19 (2017)

Law Enforcement Officers

(Including Federal)

27 (2024)

119 (2023)

169 (2022)

148 (2021)

150 (2020)

198 (2019)

156 (2018)

125 (2017)

Emergency Communication Specialists (Dispatchers)

0 (2024)

3 (2023)

2 (2022)

0 (2021)

1 (2020)

0 (2019)

2 (2018)

1 (2017)

Correctional/Detentions Officers

1 (2024)

10 (2023)

12 (2022)

22 (2021)

35 (2020)

39 (2019)

30 (2018)

51 (2017)

It is important to note that although the numbers above reflect verified suicides reported, the actual numbers are estimated to be 40-60% higher.

Sources:

Blue H.E.L.P.

Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance 

Updated:  04/01/2024smm

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