Additional Support for First Responders
Responder Health is an enhanced Employee Assistance Program designed by first responders for first responders and their family members! They provide crisis support with phone lines staffed primarily by retired public safety professionals.
Confidential Peer Support Hotline: 425-655-7556 (Company Code: Hanover23)
- 24/7 access for first responders and their families, including employees of:
- Hanover County Sheriff's Office
- Pamunkey Regional Jail
- Hanover County Animal Control
- Hanover County Public Safety Emergency Communications
- Hanover County Fire/EMS
- Completely confidential
- Guidance and support to connect with a fully-vetted counselor trained to treat First Responders
- Support and coordination to get a fully-vetted inpatient treatment center trained to treat First Responders
Educational Training: https://responderhealth.com
- Up to 8 hours of online training hours per person per year, with several courses eligible for continuing education
- Bimonthly virtual peer support trainings and Q&A sessions
- Weekly virtual trainings
- Quarterly peer support training - how to build a peer team, including how to create polices and procedures
- All trainings available virtually