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First Responder Wellness

Our Focus

The First Responder Wellness Lab is working to develop a comprehensive and tactical wellness model for first responders, including but not limited to: Police/Fire/EMS, emergency department staff, 9-1-1 dispatchers, and disaster responders. 

Through partnerships with emergency service agencies, we will conduct needs assessments, map the lifespan of a first responder's career, and build cultural competency for those in helping professions, in an effort to meet the unique needs of this community.udpd-bikes.jpg

Projects

Healthy Hire to Healthy Retire: A Wellness Model for First Responders 1st-responder-wellness-wheel.pdf


Partnership with UDPD

The University of Dayton Police Department initiated a partnership with the BHWET program to develop a wellness program to address the health and wellbeing of officers who serve the university's community.

Student participants lead monthly training sessions with UDPD officers focused on a specific area of wellness to enhance understanding and prioritize wellness.