About Us

The American Board of First Responder Behavioral Healthcare (FRBH) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit national standards-setting organization and steward of Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection (OPHP).
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FRBH advances Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection through three complementary institutional functions: the FRBH National Standard, the FRBH National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), and voluntary independent accreditation. Together, these functions establish nationally consistent organizational expectations, support understanding, implementation, and sustained application of the National Standard, and independently recognize organizational conformity across trauma-exposed public safety professions.

The FRBH National Standard establishes nationally consistent organizational expectations for Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection (OPHP). The FRBH National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) serves as FRBH's national implementation center, developing, maintaining, and delivering official implementation guidance, AI-assisted implementation guidance, educational resources, implementation tools, organizational learning, and general technical assistance supporting organizations throughout every stage of implementation of the FRBH National Standard.
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Download a concise overview of the FRBH National Standard, Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection (OPHP), the accreditation framework, and nationally consistent organizational workforce protection expectations:
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View Executive Overview (PDF)
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‍Mission

To steward Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection (OPHP) through the FRBH National Standard, support understanding, implementation, and sustained application of the National Standard through the FRBH National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), and recognize organizational conformity through voluntary independent accreditation.

‍Vision

A future in which every trauma-exposed public safety organization is capable of protecting its workforce through Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection (OPHP).
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National Standards for Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection
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Occupational safety systems establish protections for physical and operational hazards, while behavioral health systems provide programs, services, treatment, support, and recovery resources.
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The FRBH National Standard establishes national consistent organizational expectations for Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection (OPHP) across trauma-exposed public safety professions where repeated Occupational Psychological Hazard Exposure (OPHE) is an inherent and predictable condition of work.
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Exposure—not disclosure—creates an organizational responsibility to activate Occupational Psychological Hazard Protection (OPHP).
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‍Organizational Status

FRBH has established the FRBH National Standard, the FRBH National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), the organization's governance framework, and the voluntary independent accreditation framework.
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Current pilot implementation activities support operational validation, implementation refinement, organizational learning, and the continued development of implementation guidance, AI-assisted implementation guidance, educational resources, implementation tools, organizational learning, and general technical assistance prior to the commencement of accreditation reviews.

Through the FRBH National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), FRBH supports organizations throughout every stage of implementation of the National Standard.
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This phased implementation approach strengthens organizational readiness, informs continuous improvement, and supports nationally consistent adoption of the FRBH National Standard across trauma-exposed public safety professions.

‍Governance & Structural Independence

FRBH maintains governance structures that preserve the integrity, independence, impartiality, and credibility of the FRBH National Standard and voluntary independent accreditation.
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The FRBH National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), as FRBH's national implementation center, operates independently from accreditation evaluation and accreditation decision-making.
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Standards development, implementation support, accreditation evaluation, accreditation determination, executive administration, and advisory functions operate under distinct authorities that preserve independent decision-making, institutional integrity, impartiality, and public trust.

‍Advisory Council

FRBH maintains a multidisciplinary National Advisory Council composed of subject matter experts representing trauma-exposed public safety professions and related disciplines.
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The Advisory Council serves as the organization's technical standards advisory body, providing expertise that supports the development, maintenance, implementation, and continuous improvement of the FRBH National Standard.
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Advisory Council members provide independent subject matter expertise but do not establish organizational policy, exercise governing authority, participate in accreditation determinations, or serve as representatives of their employers or affiliated organizations.
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Scope Notice
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FRBH establishes nationally consistent organizational expectations through the FRBH National Standard, supports understanding, implementation, and sustained application through the FRBH National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), and recognizes organizational conformity through voluntary independent accreditation.
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FRBH does not provide clinical care, prescribe treatment models, provide organization-specific accreditation consulting, accredit healthcare providers, regulate mental health programs, or evaluate individual workforce mental health conditions.
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Accreditation is voluntary and recognizes organizational conformity with the FRBH National Standard. It does not replace statutory, regulatory, employment, licensing, credentialing, labor-management, collective bargaining, or other legal obligations.

Contact Information
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‍American Board of First Responder Behavioral Healthcare (FRBH)
‍1314 E. Las Olas Blvd
Suite 2046
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 33301
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305-791-FRBH (3724) | info@frbh.org
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