Specifications include, but are not limited to: Background: A mental wellness survey was completed for DeKalb County Fire Rescue (DCFR) in May 2021 that indicated 38.1% of members showed positive in the screening for depression which was 58% higher than the national rate in the surveys conducted by the clinician. Fire Service has come to recognize Behavioral Health as one of the most important impacting fire services today. The firefighter suicide rate is higher than the line of duty death (LODD) rate according to the Ruderman Foundation. In 2017, 103 died by suicide and 93 died in LODD, and even more suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. Ruderman’s white paper from 2018 showed data of Mental Health Outcome of firefighters suffering from PTSD 22%, depression 11% and thoughts of suicide 46.8%. The program that DCFR is looking to develop would initially be a 12-month program that would result in the implementation of full psychological and behavioral health employee assistance program that would be overseen by a licensed clinical psychologist and consist of prevention, wellness checks, psychoeducation trainings, debriefings, case consultations, policy development and enhancement of the existing formal Peer Support Program. The contracted clinician would assist the department in the assessment of existing firefighters, development of policy, creation of wellness programming related to behavioral health, around the clock crisis management for employees experiencing critical incidents or crisis situations related to or away from their work as firefighters, as well as consultation and training for staff in the department.