ADAIR COUNTY, Ky. (WBKO) - A new scholarship program at Lindsey Wilson University will help first responders transition to new careers after facing traumatic situations that often lead to early retirement.

Hannah Coyt, a counselor and professor with over 26 years of experience, and the wife of a law enforcement officer, has witnessed the struggles that first responders face.

“The suicide rate is extremely high for these folks. They are running into buildings that other people are running out of. They see a lot of things, sometimes several events in one day that many of us would go a lifetime without experiencing,” Coyt said.

She says the constant demand of the job often leads to early retirement.

“Sometimes they’ll go back into the profession in a different, you know, caveat of that, b

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