February 21, 2022

Workers’ Compensation for Georgia First Responders with PTSD

In Georgia, workers’ compensation insurance may soon cover mental health treatment for first responders. House Bill 855, sponsored by Rep. Gregg Kinnard, D-Lawrenceville, states: “If a first responder experiences one or more psychologically traumatic events and is thereafter diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder by a

April 11, 2018

Workers’ Compensation Benefits for First Responders Part I

Individuals afflicted with PTSD avoid any situation, person, or event that will trigger a memory of the trauma. Inside, they feel numb and devoid of emotion. They try to shut out the feelings and memories while friends and family stand by, feeling helpless and rejected—unsure

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