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Melody and I had the opportunity to attend a service trip to Lebanon with our church last week.  Our purpose was to provide health screening assessments to Syrian refugees.

Suicides left more officers and firefighters dead last year than all line-of-duty deaths combined — a jarring statistic that continues to plague first responders but garners little attention.

Sadly, for those in first responder roles, suicide is nothing new. In fact, the Journal of Emergency Medical Services reports in a 2015 survey of more than 4,000 first responders, that 37% had contemplated suicide and almost 7% had attempted it.

Below, you will find articles in the general news that are relevant to our organizational cause. These articles help paint the picture as to why we have started the Compassion Alliance in the first place.