9/11 first responders reflect on 20th anniversary, Part II

In Part II of this conversation, our panel of heroes explores the mental health concerns for 9/11 first responders 20 years later, and what Northwell is doing to help them cope. The Queens World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program integrates mental health into its program, which Jacqueline Moline, MD, MSc, details.

Eddie Reyes, program director for Northwell Health Emergency Management, and Scott Strauss, vice president of Northwell Health Corporate Security, share their experiences coping with the memories they carry and how they mark the anniversary of 9/11. They also reflect on those who they consider heroes - the civilians who assisted in rescue missions, working on the pile, bringing food and sending cards and letters in the months and weeks after the attack on 9/11.