There’s an old saying in the fire service: You never know how heavy that flashlight can become. To anyone outside the job, it’s just a tool. For a fire officer, it’s the weight of responsibility. Firefighters carry the physical load — hose, tools, ladders. The officer’s burden is different. Firefighters will joke, “All you have to carry is that flashlight.” More.
The weight of the flashlight: PTSD, depression and survivor’s guilt can strike all ranks
9/11 survivors’ health care secured for next 15 years
The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be commemorated this year with assurances that survivors and victims’ families will continue to have access to health care. Advocates announced that the World Trade Center Health Program has secured funding for the next 15 years. More.
Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in World Trade Center Responders
Responders to the September 11, 2001, WTC attacks experience high rates of PTSD, and existing treatments often lead to high dropout and low care use. More.
The September 11 commission and its findings
In 2002 President Bush had appointed a commission to look into the September 11 attacks, and two years later it issued its final report. The commission found that the key pre-September 11 failure at the CIA was its not adding to the State Department’s “watch list” two of the “muscle” hijackers. More.
Post-Traumatic Growth and Quality of Life Among World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees 16 Years After 9/11
A recent study of World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees found that about one- third experienced post-traumatic growth (PTG) in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and that PTG was associated with social support and social integration. More.
Goldman, Nadler Slam Trump Administration for Failing to Fully Staff World Trade Center Health Program, Reassigning Personnel to DHS
Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) are demanding answers about the Trump Administration’s decision to reassign staff from the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). More.
NYS officials seek answers after World Trade Center health workers are reassigned
New York lawmakers and 9/11 victim advocates are calling on the Trump administration to reverse the reassignment of two top World Trade Center Health Program officials as the program grapples with service delays and staffing shortages. More.
Brussels attacks 10 years on: a survivor’s testimony
Ten years after the Brussels bombings of 22 March 2016, Christelle Giovannetti still bears the scars. Yet the 40-year-old French woman, who was at Maelbeek metro station when suicide bombers struck, says she has found meaning in the connections that have emerged from the atrocity. More.