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Not feeling yourself? Most seasoned first responders don’t.

 

There’s good reason why. Ready to try something different?

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​The physical and mental demands of first responders are overwhelming. Seasoned first responders often battle cumulative symptoms of secondary trauma, anxiety, and depression. This program aims to reduce these symptoms through tools to increase situational awareness and tactical mobility, which can boost mental, emotional, and physical health.

Designed for the unique demands of emergency service work, this evidence-based program offers practical tools to reduce chronic stress, sharpen focus, and support both well-being and performance. Whether you're responding to a crisis or decompressing at home, these techniques are designed to be accessible, effective, and easy to integrate into operational environments and daily life. ​

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​If you feel the effects of cumulative chronic stress at work, this may be for you...

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Mindful first responders

Empowering First Responders in Oklahoma with Tools to Build Adaptability and Situational Awareness When Answering the Call

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How It Works

The program combines stress-relief exercises, guided group discussions, and stretching/movement to support physical and emotional regulation. Over the course of six weeks, participants build skills to manage stress and develop sustainable self-care routines that enhance both on-duty performance and off-duty recovery.

To track outcomes, participants complete pre- and post-assessments, and will also use a WHOOP bracelet to monitor biometric data such as sleep quality, recovery, and stress levels throughout the program. 

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Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury death in Oklahoma.

These increasing rates burden first responders with heavier workloads and expanding scopes of practice, burnout and trauma. 

 

As a part of our program curriculum, we will teach your team how to utilize self-regulating techniques and harm reduction programming. Both techniques are evidence-based strategies shown to reduce substance-related harms, and PTSD symptoms arising from SUD scenarios.​​

Whether you're looking to build mental toughness, enhance job performance, or take better care of yourself and your team, the Mindful First Responders program offers the tools and support to help you get there.

Funding for this project was made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement CDC-RFA-CE-23-0002. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

This class has been cataloged by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training for 12 hours of mandatory continuing education credit. Regarding any law enforcement concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices as might be taught, promoted, or otherwise espoused in outside schools or seminars, there is no intent, expressed or implied, that listing the course in the CLEET Course Catalog indicates or in any way conveys ‘CLEET approval’ of such concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices, unless such approval is explicitly stated by CLEET.

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