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May 26, 2016 | View as webpage

Dear EMS1 Reader, Nicole Mittendorff's suicide has forced an overdue and much-needed conversation within EMS about bullying, harassment, and how we care for each other. EMTs, paramedics, officers, chiefs, and owners need to expose and remove bullying from their departments' culture — both on- and off-duty. The articles in this special EMS1 newsletter, including two powerful first-person accounts of sexual assault and bullying, should inform and inspire us to make the EMS profession the best it can be for anyone who wants to be a caregiver. — Greg Friese, MS, NRP Editor-in-Chief, EMS1

FEATURED ARTICLE

First person: Sexually assaulted, harassed as an EMS explorer Related: Bullying drove young paramedic to brink of suicide  EMS leaders must promote a workplace free of harassment

EMS1 EXCLUSIVES

The tragedy and disgrace of bullying in EMS and fire By Ann Marie Farina, EMS1 Columnist What is the impact of bullying on emergency responder mental health and suicide? Combat workplace abuse Chief's reaction: Bullying, culture and prevention By Cheryl Horvath, EMS1 Contributor Nicole Mittendorff's suicide should make chiefs and officers take a hard look at their department's culture. Know the enemy

LEADING THE TEAM How EMS chiefs can end bullying and harassment By Linda Willing, EMS1 Contributor These concrete actions will help paramedics, firefighters and officers eliminate harassing behavior from their departments. Speak up FROM THE EDITOR Getting to the root of the fire services' misogynistic weed By Rick Markley, FR1 Editor-in-Chief Eradicating harassing behavior toward female firefighters and paramedics will take more than good policy and practice.End the cycle

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES The Code Green Campaign Share the Load How to respond to sexual harassment in the EMS workplace How to speak up if you’re worried about a co-worker's mental health  Now on  On Bullying and Slut-Shaming In EMS Join the conversation

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