EMS worker's death focus on mental health awareness for first responders

The loss of a longtime paramedic in Buncombe County is drawing attention to the mental stress and trauma first responders can face. Emergency vehicles from across the area formed a procession Thursday to pay tribute to Adam Haygood.
Haygood was lost to suicide last weekend. Services to honor him were held in Stuart Auditorium at Lake Junaluska Thursday, April 13.
The show of support for Haygood shows the camaraderie among EMS workers and emphasizes the role mental health availability can play.
With the loss of Haygood in tragic circumstances, first responders were first in line for his service at Lake Junaluska and the first to raise awareness about mental health resources.
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