Let's give Jason Patton a warm welcome! He is well known for his skits on social media that depict what he goes through with patients as a first responder; he brings comedy and education together flawlessly. So naturally, we had to bring him on to talk about mental health within the FD, wild stories from his field, and what it takes to do what he does! We're different branches of the same tree, and there's so much to talk about, but I don't want to give away, so you'll just have to listen, won't ya!?

NOTE: This episode contains talk about suicide. 

Links for episode:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FireDepartmentChronicles

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firedepartmentchronicles/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firedepartmentchronicles?lang=en

https://www.fishing4firstresponders.org/suicide-is-not-the-answer-resources-for-first-responders-by-jason-patton 

Call 888-926-4174 - Banyan Mental Health offers residential and partial hospitalization programming for first responders who are struggling with a primary mental health diagnosis. We specialize in treating mood and thought disorders including, depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorders, grief and loss issues, attachment and adjustment disorders, and self injury/self harm.