MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Nationally, more first responders lost their lives to suicide than in the line of duty.

Mississippi is bringing together professionals from a range of backgrounds to help those who serve on the front lines every day deal with the trauma they face daily.

A team of medical professionals, first responders, and Mississippi lawmakers came together to see how they can work together more effectively and help save the service member task force.

“First responders can see things in one day that the average citizen may never see in a lifetime,” said chairman of the Mississippi First Responder PTSD and Suicide Prevention Task Force, Johnny Poulos.

These tragic events have lasting effects on first responders. They also take a toll on their families.

“At the end of the day, tha

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