The City of Mar­i­on is proud to announce the award of $150,000 to Front­line Coun­sel­ing and Peak Brain Cen­ter to pro­vide con­fi­den­tial behav­ioral health ser­vices for Mar­i­on’s first respon­ders. This invest­ment, fund­ed through opi­oid set­tle­ment resources, reflects the City’s ongo­ing com­mit­ment to sup­port­ing the men­tal health and well-being of the police offi­cers, fire­fight­ers, EMS per­son­nel, and oth­er pub­lic safe­ty pro­fes­sion­als who serve the com­mu­ni­ty every day.

Through this part­ner­ship, eli­gi­ble first respon­ders will have time­ly access to pro­fes­sion­al coun­sel­ing and behav­ioral health ser­vices through a con­fi­den­tial refer­ral process designed to pro­tect par­tic­i­pant privacy. 

The pro­gram is intend­ed to pro­vide ear­ly inter­ven­tion, reduce bar­ri­ers to access­ing care, and pro­mote resilience among Mar­i­on’s pub­lic safe­ty work­force. Ser­vices will include behav­ioral health assess­ments, coun­sel­ing, and oth­er clin­i­cal­ly appro­pri­ate sup­port deliv­ered by licensed professionals.

“Our first respon­ders face extra­or­di­nary chal­lenges in the line of duty,” said May­or Ronald Mor­rell Jr. ​“This invest­ment demon­strates our com­mit­ment to ensur­ing they have access to high-qual­i­ty, con­fi­den­tial behav­ioral health ser­vices when­ev­er they need them.”

“I’m thank­ful for the City of Mar­i­on’s com­mit­ment to the men­tal health of our first respon­ders. Far too often it’s over­looked or down­played. Hav­ing pro­fes­sion­als who under­stand us is invalu­able.”- Mar­i­on Fire Chief Cur­tis Garr

The City of Mar­i­on thanks Front­line Coun­sel­ing and Peak Brain Cen­ter for part­ner­ing in this impor­tant ini­tia­tive and looks for­ward to expand­ing access to behav­ioral health resources for those who ded­i­cate their lives to pro­tect­ing others.

Media Con­tact

City of Mar­i­on
Dr. Jay­da Monteiro
Opi­oid Set­tle­ment Coordinator
jmonteiro@​cityofmarion.​in.​gov