Struggle Well is a prevention-focused program based on the science of Posttraumatic Growth. By partnering with first responder agencies and active-duty military units, we’re fundamentally changing the culture from the inside-out.
In 2019, Captain Little found herself with a loaded gun, contemplating death, after a series of less-than-ideal events that sent her over the edge. She had become so sympathetic that she could not find the clarity she needed to make rational decisions. Over the last five years, Capt. Little has discovered many “hacks” to reset
After completing the IAFF Peer Support Training, participants will have the necessary knowledge and skills to provide support to their peers; educate brothers and sisters about behavioral health issues such as PTSD and resilience; serve as a bridge to behavioral health programs and community resources; and build or enhance their peer support programs.
Struggle Well is a prevention-focused program based on the science of Posttraumatic Growth. By partnering with first responder agencies and active-duty military units, we’re fundamentally changing the culture from the inside-out.
Struggle Well is a prevention-focused program based on the science of Posttraumatic Growth. By partnering with first responder agencies and active-duty military units, we’re fundamentally changing the culture from the inside-out.
Engage in a range of interactive exercises designed to explore your perspectives on struggle, and how you can (and have) transformed struggle into strength in your lives, and across your organization. The 2-day training is ideal for peer-support leaders, senior management, supervisory staff, and others interested in implementing the Struggle Well philosophy.
Engage in a range of interactive exercises designed to explore your perspectives on struggle and how you can transform struggle into strength in your lives, and across your organization. The 2-day training is ideal for peer-support leaders, senior management, supervisory staff, and others interested in implementing the Struggle Well philosophy. Register here.
Join us for an in person IAFF Peer Support class. After completing the training, peers will have the knowledge and skills to provide support to members, have a basic understanding of common behavioral health issues affecting first responders, be able to serve as a bridge to community resources or behavioral health treatment when indicated, and
After completing the IAFF Peer Support Training, participants will have the necessary knowledge and skills to provide support to their peers; educate brothers and sisters about behavioral health issues such as PTSD and resilience; serve as a bridge to behavioral health programs and community resources; and build or enhance their peer support programs.
The conference theme is Innovation Through Collaboration: Shaping the Future of First Responder Mental Wellness. The Summit is a transformative gathering to empower first responders to foster mental wellness within their own lives and organizations. First responder family members, behavioral health clinicians, and others working to build resiliency among first responders are welcome to attend.
The objective of Struggle Well Training is to enable participants to prepare, practice, and implement an individualized plan for personal growth by transforming struggle into strength, enabling them to be of continued service to themselves, their family, their work, their community, and their country. Register here.
After completing the IAFF Peer Support Training, participants will have the necessary knowledge and skills to provide support to their peers; educate brothers and sisters about behavioral health issues such as PTSD and resilience; serve as a bridge to behavioral health programs and community resources; and build or enhance their peer support programs.
This product was supported [in part] by grant number H79FG000149 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The content does not necessarily reflect the views or polices of SAMHSA or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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