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When a sibling dies, the world changes in a heartbeat. When such a loss occurs, others often fail to recognize that the surviving sibling faces emotional battles on many fronts while working through the loss. Largely ignored, surviving siblings are…

Traumatic stress is contagious. You can catch it from your mate. This has important implications for first-responder families. Mouse studies suggest that males and females distress differently. Female mice destress in the company of an unstressed mouse. Males do not….

KEY POINTS Police officers are twice as likely to kill themselves as to be killed in the line of duty. To prevent someone from killing themselves, don’t mince words. Two crucial ways to intervene with a suicidal officer are to…

Knowing the difference between trauma and tragedy can strengthen a first responder emotionally and minimize the effect of trauma. Maturing as a first responder requires accepting your limitations and knowing what you can and can’t control about the world. Gratitude…

First-responder work is taxing for the individual and their family. Successful treatment of first responders in crisis requires a multidisciplinary team of peers, chaplains, and culturally competent clinicians. A residential retreat is one approach to keeping first responders and their…

I’m an expert on siblings and grief. Not because I’m a psychologist who specializes in grief. No. I am an expert because I have lost two of my sisters.

Written by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. for Griefwords.Com “To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes….

Survivor Recommended – “Touches on general feelings and suicide loss.” Written by Brianne Tracy  for People Magazine Editor’s note: Nearly five months before her death on Jan. 12 at 54, Lisa Marie Presley shared exclusively with PEOPLE an essay she wrote about navigating…

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and for other purposes.   One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of…

Written by Gabrielle Applebury for LoveToKnow Losing a parent may be one of the most intense and painful experiences your friend or family member goes through. Saying something thoughtful and empathetic can show your support, but it can be a…