/tags/first-responders First responders en-US Copyright Mon, 15 May 2023 12:53:07 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-05-15/california-debates-extending-ptsd-coverage-to-more-first-responders Firefighters, paramedics, and police often respond to the worst days of people’s lives — accidents, deaths, fires, and other distressing events. After the deadly mass shootings earlier this year in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, and countless others across the country, awareness of how such trauma affects first responders has grown. Mon, 15 May 2023 12:53:07 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-05-15/california-debates-extending-ptsd-coverage-to-more-first-responders Annie Sciacca / KHN