The first responder reality
Irregular shifts, repeated trauma, stigma, and distrust of institutional systems make help hard to start.
GY6InitiativeHelping first responders stay aliveAbout GY6
We understand. We have been there. We are doing something about it. GY6 exists to keep first responders connected to private, stigma-free support built around the realities of the job.
Why GY6 Exists
GY6 was founded after years of walking with first responders through trauma, cumulative stress, family strain, and suicide loss. The mission is direct: reduce first responder suicides with support that fits the realities of the job.
The Insight
Through frontline service in Connecticut, Chaplain John Revell saw the same barrier again and again: many first responders avoid formal support, but they will engage privately with short, credible video content from voices they trust.
Irregular shifts, repeated trauma, stigma, and distrust of institutional systems make help hard to start.
Appointments, visibility, department involvement, and off-hour barriers can stop people before they engage.
Private short-form video feels familiar, credible, and available on a phone when someone is ready.
The Platform
The GY6 platform turns expert-led conference content, peer voices, practical tools, and confidential crisis resources into short-form support first responders can access free of charge.
Quick, trusted videos from credible voices people will use.
Private access on any device, whenever the weight is heaviest.
No shame. No sign-up wall. Just help when you need it.
Meet John Revell
Rev. John Revell, MDiv, spent fourteen years as a first responder chaplain in Connecticut, ten full-time, embedded with police, fire, EMS, dispatch, families, and departments through critical incidents and loss.
John served alongside more than a dozen departments through trauma, crisis, and cumulative loss.
He has walked with departments through the loss of 15 officers and first responders to suicide.
The Vision
A future where confidential support and faithful presence are as natural to the profession as training, equipment, and showing up for the next call.