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Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Next Rung's Charlie Brown talks peer support and future challenges for the fire service.
Engineer Paramedic Charlie Brown saw the mental health challenges in the fire service and wanted to do something about it. So he co-founded Next Rung, a national nonprofit that provides free peer, counseling, and treatment support for firefighters and their loved ones. In this conversion, Charlie tells the Next Rung origin story and how they've grown to providing peer support to more than 330 firefighters in 2023. Charlie also provides insight into the challenges he sees on the horizon for firefighters. To contact Next Rung for peer support or counseling, call or text 833-NEXT-RUNG. If you…
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