In terms of PTSD, we have and will continue to push the federal government, while it is looking at first responders, to include social workers in that. Oftentimes, as a past front-line child protection worker, I have seen things that keep me awake at night. If you're on the front line for 20 or 30 years, that compounds. The vicarious trauma compounds, as does the PTSD. First responders, firefighters, and the police are there, but oftentimes, it's the social worker who makes the call for them to come.
I very much appreciate your question.