About CARES UP

The CARES UP Initiative:

• Changing the Conversation
• Awareness
• Resilience
• Empower Peers
• Skills Building/Suicide Prevention
• Uniformed Personnel

CARES UP will help uniformed personnel including police and other law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical service members, corrections officers, and military veterans learn to manage stress in healthy ways and seek help when they need it. We know there are cultural and organizational barriers that prevent help seeking. We also know uniformed personnel have key strengths that keep them safe. Our program builds on this resiliency, bravery, teamwork, and connection.

Learn more about our suicide prevention and wellness work with first responders by visiting  –  https://www.preventsuicideny.org/helping-those-who-help-others-steering-committee/ or email CARESUP@omh.ny.gov.

Grant Awardees

List of Awardees:

Corrections:

• Albany County Sheriff’s Office
• Allegany County Sheriff’s Office
• Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office

Emergency Medical Services:

• Clifton Park & Halfmoon Emergency Corps Inc.
• Town of Colonie EMS Department

Fire Department:

• City of Olean Fire Department
• City of Watervliet Fire Department

Law Enforcement:

• Albany Police Department
• Town of Clarkstown Police Department
• Erie County Sheriff’s Office
• Village of Mamaroneck Police Department
• Port Chester Police Department

Veteran Serving Organizations:

• PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program – Rensselaer County
• Tioga County Veterans’ Service Agency
• WNY Heroes

CARES UP Spotlight Stories

CARES UP Spotlight: Changing the conversation about suicide among first responders, uniformed personnel, and military veterans

CARES UP Spotlight: Wellness Coordinator Underscores Albany Corrections Commitment to Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

CARES UP Spotlight: Putting Officer Input Into Action: Engaging Law Enforcement in CARES UP

CARES UP Spotlight: Media Partners Help Create Buzz for Tioga County CARES UP Initiative 

CARES UP Spotlight: 8-Point Plan Provides Wellness Supports for Clifton Park & Halfmoon EMS Staff 

CARES UP Spotlight: Building Resilience Among First Responders 

CARES UP Spotlight: Wellness At The Olean Fire Department: Making Mental Health A Priority 

CARES UP Spotlight: New Wellness App Links Mamaroneck Police Officers To Local Mental Health Support Services 

CARES UP Spotlight: True Grit Training Deepens Culture Of Resilience At Suffolk Corrections 

CARES UP Spotlight: Port Chester Engages Diverse Professionals To Support Officer Wellness

CARES UP Spotlight: Officer Wellness At Allegany Corrections: Moving Beyond “I’m Fine” 

CARES UP Spotlight: Clarkstown Trainings Focus On Officer Wellness & Resiliency 

CARES UP Spotlight: Colonie EMS Brings New Supports To A Fast-Paced Workforce 

CARES UP Spotlight: Helping Rensselaer Veterans Navigate Civilian Life 

CARES UP Spotlight: Western New York Heroes Eases The Transition For Returning Veterans