CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) – A week after devastating flooding struck Vermont for the second time in two years, first responders who waded through waters are now navigating many emotions. An event in Castleton aimed to put their mental health on the front burner.
Smashing away the stigma and spreading the message that it’s OK for first responders to let their emotions out.
A week after floodwaters poured through Vermont many first responders who were helping communities are now left with the emotions they had to endure.
“There were so many traumatic events that happened the weeks before the conference and it was just so vital to offer that space, get a reprieve from the day in and day out, just have that chance to come down from all that,” said Emily Leinoff of the Vermont Emergency Service Providers Wellness Commission.
