July 27, 2017
Our grassroots beginning under the name Blue Banquet Outreach
used great food to attract police and civilians together for luncheons that raised awareness of the mental health challenges of police officers.
May 24, 2018
Launched GetHELP.blue--a free and confidential counseling outreach for police officers in North Texas.
September 30, 2018
Expanded GetHELP.blue
and our other services to include all first responders, now reaching into more than 60 cities in Texas.
August 26, 2018
In an effort to reach more first responders with information on free & confidential mental health services, we launched Blue Banquet Outreach: On Tour!
and went on location to feed police, firefighters, EMS, 911 dispatchers, and ER/Trauma staff across multiples cities.
December 31, 2018
Achieved a milestone of directly reaching nearly 4,000 first responders in private, city, state, and federal agencies in only 15 months.
January 1, 2019
The First Responders Mental Health Alliance
was formed as a nonprofit umbrella organization to operate a wide array of services to first responders. Blue Banquet Outreach
and GetHELP.blue
would continue under this new entity, but newer programs in areas of training and education would be developed to counter mental health stigmas, while empowering first responders with better mental health tools.