Elko County DA outlines RUSH program to provide free mental-health sessions for first responders
Elko County District Attorney Tyler Ingram described RUSH (Responsive Unit for Supportive Health), a new, nonprofit-funded program offering up to three confidential, no-cost mental-health sessions to first responders after critical incidents; program launches May 1 and uses a QR-code intake to trigger outreach within 24 hours.
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Tyler Ingram, Elko County District Attorney, told the Elko County Board of Health that RUSH — the Responsive Unit for Supportive Health — was developed after responding officers showed delayed emotional reactions to traumatic scenes and that the program will provide free, short-term mental-health care for first responders.
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