Voices Like Mine is a Southwest Virginia regional peer support group designed to offer peer support to 9-1-1 dispatchers who are going through stress and burnout. This group will also facilitate the organization of team-building meetups for a region or 9-1-1 center. The group is named “Voices Like Mine” because people outside of the 9-1-1 industry don’t (and can’t) understand the struggles of being a Frontline Telecommunicator. We understand and hope to connect “voices like mine” in Southwest Virginia to assist our peers through signs of stress and burnout.
Voices Like Mine is the APCO International Registered Public Safety Leader service project for Taylor Clayton, Judson Smith, ENP, CMCP, and Christine Giglio, ENP.
While we primarily hold events in our local region we encourage anyone to join and start your own “Voices Like Mine” or just participate in the group on Facebook. Hold your events. Set up your peer support group. Contribute to the Facebook page.