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KY first responders struggling with PTSD need your support now

KY first responders struggling with PTSD need your support now

KY first responders struggling with PTSD need your support now

Time is running out on a bill that could be life-changing for our hometown heroes. It won't pass unless you act.

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Our first responders broke their silence. Now it's time for Kentucky to speak up

Legislation has been introduced that would provide more protections to our first responders. But that legislation may not be heard without your help.

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Fighting for PTSD protections can be messy, but it can also save lives.

In Kentucky, calls for change have fallen on deaf ears, but lawmakers are trying again.

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Updated: 3 hours ago
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First responders in KY are working without a 'safety net'. House Bill 40 could change that.

Without that safety net, many people in this field will face early retirement, termination or suicide.

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'Stressed Into Silence' continues with a call to action

Last year, millions of you heard stories from our first responders and how they struggle with PTSD. Now, it's time for Kentucky to take action to make a change.

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First responders and PTSD: Where to get help

We have compiled a list of resources and organizations to help first responders struggling with PTSD.

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Stressed Into Silence: A call to action

After our series aired in December, we received an outpouring of support for our first responders suffering from PTSD. Now, it's time for Kentucky to take action to help these men and women.

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'I didn't recognize it': When PTSD is ignored

Jo Terry had no idea what burdens her husband carried during his 26 years with the Covington Fire Department. In 2017, he took his own life.

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The push to recognize PTSD as a job-related injury

There is currently a divide between laws in Kentucky and Indiana, that protect first responders when the job becomes too much to handle on their own.

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First responders & PTSD: Stressed into silence

One of the biggest dangers our first responders face today is Post Traumatic Stress.

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Calls from Parkland school shooting went to 911 center that couldn't send police

On the first anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, 911 recordings underscore a national public safety crisis revealed four years ago.

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VERIFY: Can Josh Young be tried again for the murder of Trey Zwicker?

Is this a case of double jeopardy? Also, what does Young's confession letter mean for his father? We sought to answer your legal questions.

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