ProSPeR Resources

1st Responder Conferences

Alcoholics Anonymous (Kern County)

661.322.4025

Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault

1.800.273.7713

The Badge of Life

Bakersfield Vet Center

661.323.8387

Blue H.E.L.P.

California Peer Support Association

1.619.667.1447

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 (International Law Enforcement Hotline)

1.800.267.5463

Cops Alive

CrewCare (First Responder Mental Health Mobile App)

Crisis Text Line

741741

Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance

First Responder Support Network

1.415.721.9789

Frontline Responder Services

Gary Sinise Foundation - First Responders Outreach

Gold Line Support

Healing Our Own

I'm Alive

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.

Kern County Veterans Service Department

661.868.7300

Legacy Place Society

Narcotics Anonymous (Kern County)

1.877.629.6759

National Alliance on Mental Illness

661.868.7176

National Police Suicide Foundation

1.866.276.4615

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1.800.273.8255

Man Therapy

Peer Support Central

Project HURT

Reviving Responders

Safe Call Now

1. 206.459.3020

1.877.230.6060

Share the Load

1.888.731.3473

Veterans Crisis Line

1.800.273.8255, option #1

Wounded Officers Initiative

First Responder Suicides

Firefighters

13 (2023)

68 (2022)

90 (2021)

102 (2020)

126 (2019)

95 (2018)

107 (2017)

Emergency Medical Technicians

4 (2023)

12 (2022)

14 (2021)

27 (2020)

21 (2019)

22 (2018)

19 (2017)

Law Enforcement Officers

(Including Federal)

35 (2023)

160 (2022)

143 (2021)

146 (2020)

197 (2019)

156 (2018)

125 (2017)

Emergency Communication Specialists (Dispatchers)

1 (2023)

2 (2022)

0 (2021)

1 (2020)

0 (2019)

2 (2018)

1 (2017)

Correctional/Detentions Officers

1 (2023)

9 (2022)

22 (2021)

33 (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:  05/04/2023smm

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