Firefighters Address Alarming Suicide Rates

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Jeff Dill of the Firefighter Behavior Health Alliance is featured in the video.

Some in the firefighting service say that despite their image of stoicism in the face of danger, it only masks a dark secret — that firefighters themselves endure intense emotional turmoil, and that some take their own lives, unable to cope with that pain. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/investigations/Firefighters-Address-Alarming-Suicide-Rates/258235781#ixzz313Mi25Ur
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