frontline intensive trauma treatment

FITT is a national network of EMDR therapists and public safety personnel, working together to prevent first responder suicides by offering mental health outreach and intensive trauma treatment.  FITT's program model is explained here.

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FITT Fund Partners are dedicated to helping the frontline workers who serve and protect our communities. Funding trauma treatment allows law enforcement and related professionals to have complete confidentiality when seeking treatment.  Funding also accesses the nation's most competent and experienced clinicians to provide services tailored to each client's individual needs.

If you are an agency, nonprofit organization, or individual donor interested to explore funding FITT’s work, please email Paula Soto, FITT Program Manager.  Please read about our values and program model  here.

CLINICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS - Join FITT's Clinician Collective

FITT is a collective of therapists who are prioritizing the needs of frontline workers and striving to provide culturally competent services nationally. All FITT network intensive therapists have solid experience in EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy -  and continuously build cultural competency to deliver treatment to law enforcement and related professions.  FITT therapists adhere to the "client-centered intensive" model - a trauma-focused intensive model developed by FITT Clinical Lead team with guidance from EMDR and law enforcement experts, to ensure ethical delivery of safe and effective therapy.    Additionally, clinicians and agencies providing services other than EMDR intensives to first responders are invited to connect with FITT as referral resources for clients who require/prefer hourly therapy or other modalities and levels of treatment.  Being a member of the FITT collective is free; no dues or fees.

Clinical providers can sign up to join the FITT network to receive treatment referrals; FITT will provide guidance and support in achieving our network’s comprehensive clinical standards. 

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LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS - join FITT's Liaison network 

FITT Law Enforcement and Public Safety Liaisons are active duty/retired law enforcement officers or professionals in related careers, working within and outside of their agencies to support their peers, to challenge mental health stigma, and to inform and guide our clinical team.  As each region and law enforcement agency culture is unique, FITT Liaisons are vital to our program providing outreach and services tailored to each region's needs. 

FITT recognizes that frontline professionals work long hours and have little time for additional duties.  Agency culture can be both a stressor in itself, as well as an important source of support through relationships with trusted peers.  FITT is founded on the value of fitting therapy services to the specific needs of the law enforcement culture.  We offer flexible levels of involvement for public safety professionals, to support ongoing communication between clinicians and members of the law enforcement culture about resources, services, and needs.  

A Law Enforcement/Public Safety Liaison (LEL/PSL) is any first responder who would like to keep abreast of FITT’s resources and services, so as to share this information with peers.  LELs are also encouraged to provide guidance to FITT’s clinical network about the specific needs that you want FITT to understand and address.  Liaison is a volunteer position.  

FITT Liaison Lead (LEL-L/PSL-L) commits to a leadership role:  actively working within their law enforcement agencies (formally or informally) to educate peers about mental health resources.  FITT may be able to help you to apply for funding via your agency or local government, should you wish to take on these responsibilities.  Liaison Leads play a vital role to keep our clinicians informed of local, regional and national developments related to cultural competence - so that therapists stay informed on how best to serve the people who protect and serve us. If you are interested in exploring such a role, please indicate so in your survey answers.

Law enforcement and public safety professionals: welcome to the FITT Liaison network.

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