The toxic effects of working as emergency responders can become overwhelming. These dedicated professionals deserve the opportunity to recover from these exposures and return to their duties and personal lives as whole, healthy individuals. One effort, the West Coast Post-Trauma Retreat, offers a therapeutic and educational residential program that can help law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other emergency services personnel deal with the rigors of their chosen professions. As one client so poignantly commented, "If those people hadn't been there for me, I honestly don't know what would have happened. I don't think I would be here to talk about it."
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