Suwannee County Fire Rescue pioneers mental health care with peer support team

Christian Peterson [email protected] Being a first responder is a very important job. However, it comes with a heavy cost not just on the body, but also on the mind. As mental health has become something more openly discussed, those in the first responder field have seen available mental health resources grow. That doesn’t mean improvement isn’t still needed though. Suwannee County Fire Rescue (SCFR) is leading the way in those improvements for rural North Florida. The pioneers behind this initiative are Chip Leathlean, Mica Taylor and Courtney Williams. Leathlean and Taylor both work for SCFR, while Williams is a therapist with Magnolia Therapy. The f