The Commission is seeking to contract with an organization that can provide the following services: Develop and maintain: A first responder peer support network, which includes individual and group support options to help first responder peer supporters address the vicarious trauma and secondary traumatic stress incurred by performing their peer support duties; and A directory of licensed mental health and substance use disorder professionals who have cultural competency, experience, and training with treating first responders. The directory must include at least the following information for each provider: Name and credentials of provider. Provider’s contact information. Whether the provider has completed the training established under RCW 43.101.520. Which first responder profession(s) the provider specializes in. Whether the provider can be seen in-person, virtually, or either. The directory created for this purpose must be shared with the Commission and updated at least annually. The Commission will maintain the confidentiality of the information included in the directory, to the extent allowed by law.
