The Service Continues

Honor Their Service. Support Their Mental Health.

 

A National Moment. An Ongoing Responsibility.

September 11, 2026, will bring the nation together to remember extraordinary courage, sacrifice, and service. It is also an opportunity to recognize a truth that endures long after a crisis has passed: mental health care is essential for the people who protect our communities and our country.

First responders and military service members are trained to move toward danger. Over time, repeated exposure to trauma, loss, stress, and uncertainty can take a profound toll—not only on those who serve, but also on the families who stand beside them.

The Service Continues will honor that service by helping more people access credible tools, honest conversations, and meaningful support.

Mental Health Care is Part of the Mission

Seeking support should never be treated as a sign of weakness. Mental health care strengthens readiness, resilience, relationships, and long-term well-being.

Many veterans continue serving at home as firefighters, law-enforcement officers, EMTs, dispatchers, and other public-safety professionals. They may carry the effects of trauma from both military and civilian service, often while working in cultures where stigma still makes it difficult to ask for help.

The Quell Foundation is working to change that culture—so that care is understood as an essential part of service, not an exception to it.

From Remembrance to Action

Film Screenings and Community Conversations
Screenings of First Responders Sound the Alarm, followed by candid, respectful conversations with first responders, veterans, clinicians, family members, and community leaders.

Resilience Training and Practical Resources
Online learning, facilitated workshops, resource guides, and wellness tools for departments, agencies, military and veteran communities, workplaces, and families.

National Awareness and Employee Engagement
Stories, digital content, private screenings, workplace resources, matching-gift opportunities, and community outreach that help organizations turn appreciation into meaningful support.

National reach. Local Impact.

The campaign will begin in communities deeply connected to September 11, including New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the greater Washington, D.C. region, and will be designed to reach communities across the country.

Programs and resources can be brought to the places where first responders, military service members, veterans, families, employees, and community partners live and work.

Partner with Quell

Sponsorship opportunities are available at the local, state, and national levels. Quell staff will work with each partner to create an opportunity that reflects its geographic reach, community priorities, employee-engagement goals, and desired impact.

Partnerships may support screenings, training cohorts, resource distribution, employee engagement, public awareness, or broader campaign expansion.