COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Law enforcement officers and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty, while EMS workers are 1.39 times more likely to die by suicide than the public, according to the CDC.
That’s why Counseling Psychologist Dr. Charlotte Michelle Sanchez sat down with WRBL News 3 anchor Teresa Whitaker for her annual Mental Health Mondays to discuss mental health support for first responders.
While society sees first responders as heroes, Michelle Sanchez believes that it is such a high standard to live on, which causes consistent pressure while still having the same mental health capacity as a regular person…