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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Flight Nurse Ashley Palmer and Pilot Kevin Horn take a break from cleaning up to have a snack and talk in Park City, Utah, Feb. 4, 2023.

Mendenhall: Support First Responders and Their Families’ Mental Health

By Addison Mendenhall February 11, 2023

  In Feb. 2022, H.B. 23 was passed, requiring that first responders have access to mental health resources due to the high-stress nature of their jobs. This legislative session, H.B. 59 proposes...

(Graphic by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hibben: Protecting First Responders Starts with Their Mental Health

By Aya Hibben, Opinion Writer February 4, 2022

  First responders are overworked and at-risk during this pandemic. Their work is incredibly demanding and they are at high risk for developing certain mental disorders. And as the pandemic rages...

Staff Sgt. Caleb Saunders (far right), from the 775th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, gives a reading about one of the 9/11 fallen at the Kaysville Fire Station during one of the stops of the 9/11 Memorial Ruck March. (Courtesy Hill Ail Force Base)

Barron: Senator Lee Betrays Utah Heroes by Voting Against 9/11 Victim Funding

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer July 30, 2019

  September 11, 2001 was two days after my third birthday. Understandably, I don’t know where I was when the towers fell, nor do I remember the panic of that day as people huddled around their...