nefda first responder resiliency coalition

Free, confidential & culturally-aware counseling from multiple metroplex counseling agencies

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NEFDA Resiliency Program

response

NEFDA Referral Team
Free Counseling for All First Responders
Counseling partnerships with multiple agencies throughout DFW
Certified ASIST Peers
Referral Assistance for High-Need Situations
Clinical Mental Health Oversight

readiness

NEFDA Science of Trauma Training Team
Science of Trauma Workshop
Cultivating a Family in Flow
Organizational Resiliency Specialist
ICISF CIST Training
Livingworks ASIST Training

recovery

NEFDA Critical Incident Response Team
Standardized NEFDA Regional Response Plan
Every Person a Peer Certified Peers
CISM-Certified Peers
ASIST-Certified Peers
Clinical Mental Health Oversight

learn more
about therapy.

Sometimes therapy is a hard choice to make. And sometimes that decision is easier to make with the right knowledge. Watch the videos to learn more.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

NEFDA RESILIENCY resources

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agency peer teams

PEER TEAM DIRECTORY

Peer Director: Darren Cook, darren.cook@bedfordtx.gov
Peer Director: Caitlyn Golightly, cgolightly@colleyville.com
Peer Director: Tim Folden, tfolden@colleyville.com
Les Motheral
lmotheral@dfwairport.com
Peer Director: Mark Williams, mwilliams@eulesstx.gov
Peer Director: Keith Smith, kwsmith@sbcglobalc.net
Peer Director: Kenny Vernon, kvernon@grapevinetexas.gov
Readiness: Amber Ramirez, aramirez@grapevinetexas.gov
Response: Josh Thompson, jthompson@grapevinetexas.com
Recovery: Josh Santiago, jsantiago@grapevinetexas.gov
Peer Director: Jason Smith, jsmith@haltomcitytx.com
Peer Director: Ben Westcott, bwestcott@hursttx.gov
Peer Director: Michael Grossman, mgrossman@cityofkeller.com
Peer Director: Lance Tucker. ltucker@nrhfd.com
Peer Director: Russell Shelley, rshelley@richlandhills.com
Peer Director: Jared Chamberlain, jchamberlain@roanoketexas.com
Peer Director: Matthew Boles, mboles@roanoketexas.com
Peer Director: Jeremy Wilson, jwilson@cityofsouthlake.com
Peer Director: Jonathon Castro, jcastro@cityofsouthlake.com
Peer Director: Jason Wise, jwise@trophyclub.org
Peer Director: Randy Barkley, rbarkley@wataugatx.org
Peer Director: Stephen Osbourn, ff124ozzy@yahoo.com
Peer Director: Tamara Cole, tcole@westlaketx.gov
Peer Director: Travis Livingston tlivingston@westlaketx.gov
Dr. Brenda Tillman, brendatillman@readinessgrp.com, 817-683-5300
Dr. Kelly Guidry, kelly@readinessgrp.com, 915-497-5941
Dr. Erika Sallee, erikasallee@readinessgrp.com, 940-224-5823
Kenny Vernon, kvernon@grapevinetexas.gov

training calendar.

The NEFDA Resiliency Coalition is sponsoring resiliency training for all participating NEFDA agencies. See the calendar for more details.

NEFDA Training Calendar

stories
of resiliency.

Resiliency is found in story. Sometimes being willing to lean in to difficult conversations is all that is needed to find the traction, motivation, and path back to happiness and healthy relationships. Vicarious trauma is real. So is vicarious resiliency.