The same courage, turned inward.
You run toward what everyone else runs from. Nobody trains you to carry it home. This is a free, confidential three-minute check-in — the signs a crewmate might show after too many hard calls, and the lines answered by people who’ve worn the boots. Awareness, not a diagnosis. No sign-up.
You don’t have to be in crisis to reach out. You are not alone.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 · Veterans press 1, or text 838255
CopLine (law enforcement) — 1-800-267-5463
Safe Call Now (all first responders) — 1-206-459-3020
IAFF Center of Excellence (fire/EMS) — 1-855-900-8437
It’s rarely one “big one.” It’s the weight of every call, stacked up.
Three signs to watch for in the people you’d run into a fire for — a reason to check in, not a label.
Off the crew
Pulling back from the people they’d normally lean on. Numb, or short-fused where they used to be steady.
Carrying it home
Sleep that won’t come or won’t stay. Nightmares, always “on,” or leaning harder on a drink to come down after shift.
“They’d be better off”
Guilt, hopelessness, or talk of being a burden. This one you don’t wait on — reach out now, and share the number.
Asking for help is the same courage — turned inward.
Checking on your own, or letting someone check on you, takes what you already have. Put the lines in your phone and on the station wall. You don’t have to carry it alone.
Three minutes. No login. Nothing to prove.
The check-in plays with captions and routes to real, confidential help. Watch it, then send it to one person on your crew you’ve been meaning to check on.
▶ Watch the free check-in- Built by a security team that serves the people who serve. Not a clinical course — a plain-spoken check-in, peer-to-peer.
- Confidential by design. No account, no tracking, no data sold. Just press play.
- Responder-specific lines. CopLine, Safe Call Now and the IAFF Center of Excellence — answered by people who’ve done the job.
Bring it to your department, union or academy — free.
Roll it into a shift briefing, a peer-support program, or recruit training. No cost, no pitch, no strings — this one’s for the people who protect us.