Livermore, CA – Marine, Firefighter, Sony recording artist, and First Responder/Veteran suicide advocate John Preston will embark on another hike in honor of a retired firefighter that lost his life to suicide. The event was created by Barney Smith in honor of...
22 and You Journal Entry: 001 I cannot fully explain my thoughts in this exact moment, but I can explain the entire morning of January 13th in one word, “tornado.” Cory, little John and I were waiting for the Palo Alto Firefighters Honor Guard to march in and present...
Military veterans and first responders encounter trauma at a rate higher than 20 percent of the average person. While on the job, individuals in this field of work are capable of experiencing traumatic events every year to protect others’ lives. “In a 2017 study...
Why are veterans and first responders more susceptible to experiencing PTS? Oftentimes, veterans and first responder’s mental health gets overlooked, during and after service. Our military veterans, police, firefighters, and paramedics experience a public bias, as...
22 and You, November 9, 2020 – Marine Veteran, Firefighter, and Sony recording artist John Preston put himself through physical agony to express to the world the pain he felt after losing his brother to suicide; it has all been documented and can be seen in the...
