San Mateo County supervisors affirm their support for mental health of first responders

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News February 28, 2025February 26, 2025

FILE: A Daly City Fire Department engine on Nov. 23, 2009. With studies showing that nearly 20% of first responders suffer PTSD-related symptoms at some point in their careers, San Mateo County supervisors are working to address the mental wellness of the county's public safety personnel. (Ananda Paulas/Bay City News)

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a resolution to affirm its commitment to supporting initiatives that prioritize the mental health of first responders like firefighters and paramedics.

Board president David Canepa and Supervisor Lisa Gauthier co-sponsored the resolution in part to raise awareness of the mental health risks that first responders can endure due to their profession.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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