UCF RESTORES Partners with Florida Firefighters to Strengthen Statewide PTSD Support Network

ORLANDO, Fla. – UCF RESTORES, a leading independent research center devoted to revolutionizing the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has partnered with the Florida Firefighters Safety and Health Collaborative (FFSHC) to serve as the collaborative’s committed partner for mental health and wellness. In addition to providing evidence-based research and ongoing institutional expertise, UCF RESTORES will play a crucial role in enhancing one of the collaborative’s anchor initiatives – the Redline Rescue model. Redline Rescue was designed to take peer support to a new level. By leveraging a statewide network of trained firefighters to connect peers directly with one another, factoring in rank and level of experience, the FFSHC provides those in need with the necessary support to seek help for anxiety and other distressing symptoms that often accompany exposure to traumatic events. As the FFSHC now represents more than 350 fire departments across the state, demand for support has continued to grow since the collaborative’s founding in 2016. Until now, assistance provided to support operations of the Redline Rescue model has relied on the tireless efforts of collaborative volunteers that remain available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to serve as the conduit between at-risk firefighters and the help they need. “Matching effective, empathic peers and culturally aware clinicians with first responders in need has allowed us to support so many member...
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