The #IVEGOTYOURBACK911 campaign started on October 1, 2014.

A group of paramedics, Jill Foster, Stephanie Romano, Denise Laing and Shaun Taylor, were at a point of desperation after hearing the news that 2 more emergency first responders have died by suicide.

Since April 2014, at least  57 emergency first responders and military service individuals across Canada have died by suicide.

The group said enough is enough… something MUST be done! They wanted to attach a human side to first responders and PTSD so they launched the #IVEGOTYOURBACK911 campaign.

The goal of this campaign is to create social awareness and to spread the word by having people post pictures on social media holding a sign that says #IVEGOTYOURBACK911. The campaign was developed out of nothing but love and support for first responders everywhere, as well as, all allied agencies.

Jill Foster says “We aren’t fancy, we don’t have corporate funding, we don’t have major organizations sponsoring us, but what we do have is all of you! We have photos, we have messages, we have amazing stories of courage and perseverance and most of all we have each other!”

This campaign has received an out pour of love and support from around the world. Every day our voice is getting stronger and stronger… let’s keep up this amazing work!

A huge thank you to everyone who has helped spread the word and shown their support.