Project reach out: A Training Program to Increase Behavioral Health Utilization among Professional Firefighters

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 65-83

  Gulliver, Suzy B ^a   Cammarata, Claire M ^b   Leto, Frank ^b   Ostiguy, William J ^c   Flynn, Elisa J ^a   Carpenter, Grace Stephanie J ^a   Kamholz, Barbara W ^d   Zimering, Rose T ^d   Kimbrel, Nathan A ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Government of New york   (United States)

^c Boston Fire Department   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Firefighters; First responders; Mental health; Motivational interviewing; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957949124     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039731     Document Type: Article

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