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Firefighters Address Alarming Suicide Rates

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I'm glad this issue is getting increasing attention along with other mental health related needs of firefighters.

Picture a firefighter, and an image comes to mind of a compassionate, heroic figure, risking his or her own life while defying the external forces which could possibly cause them harm

But some in the firefighting service say that very image, stoicism in the face of danger, masks a dark secret -- that firefighters themselves endure intense emotional turmoil, and that some take their own lives, unable to cope with that pain.

Video: http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Firefighters-Address-Alarming-Suicide-Rates-258225891.html#ixzz314Yju1Gw

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