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Providing 1st responders w/ access to holistic & alternative healing modalities "All you need to focus on is your next step." We’re glad you’re here!

Restoring hope to those who protect and serve.

The Casey Skudin 343 Fund is committed to providing access to alternative healing modalities, and short-term financial assistance, for First Responders and their families. You CAN come back from the darkness of depression, PTSD, trauma and substance abuse. If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out and let us help you take that next step. Community Guidelines:
The Casey Skudin 343 Fund does not and cannot provide medical advice. Please consult directly with your healthcare professional regarding your condition and treatment options. The Casey Skudin 343 Fund cannot engage in sensitive topics or discussions about its grant recipients. Personal experiences are shared anonymously with consent and are personal anecdotes, not medical recommendations. The Casey Skudin 343 Fund aims to foster a supportive and understanding community that can share experiences and information in a safe and respectful manner. We encourage open discussion about the topics we post but we reserve the right to manage this site and to remove comments and posts, including those that have the following:
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10/06/2026

Behind every badge...is someone's son. Someone's daughter. Someone's husband. Someone's wife. Someone's best friend.

It's easy to see the uniform.

It's just as important to remember the human being wearing it.

That's who we fight for every single day.

10/01/2026

For former LA County K9 EOD operator Tania Owen, one of the most significant shifts came when she stopped trying to carry everything on her own.

In this conversation with host Blake Helm on The Casey Skudin 343 Fund Podcast, Tania reflects on reaching a particularly difficult point in her mental health, seeking ketamine treatment, and beginning to let other people in.

What stayed with her was not only the relief she experienced, but the realization that asking for help opened the door to a community that was ready to support her.

“Why did I wait 10 years?”

Today, one of the tools Tania carries with her is remarkably simple: when she is struggling, she reaches out. She calls someone she trusts, starts the conversation, and allows herself to be heard.

Her experience is personal, but her message to other first responders is an important one: asking for help does not have to be something you do alone or only when things reach a breaking point.

09/29/2026

Service doesn't end when the shift does.

The experiences first responders carry stay with them long after the lights stop flashing.

343 Fund exists to ensure those experiences don't define the rest of their lives.

Because every hero deserves the opportunity to heal.

09/24/2026

When one first responder heals, they don't heal alone.

A spouse gets their partner back. A child gets their parent back. A department gains a stronger teammate. A community gains someone who can continue answering the call.

Recovery creates a ripple effect that reaches far beyond the individual.

Every donation helps make that ripple possible.

Because saving a saver means strengthening everyone they protect.

09/22/2026

For years, many first responders have been taught that strength means pushing through. We believe strength looks different.

Strength is asking for help. Strength is beginning treatment. Strength is talking about your experience. Strength is choosing healing.

Real courage doesn't end when the emergency is over. Sometimes that's where it begins.

09/17/2026

What happens after you return home?

For former LA County K9 EOD operator Tania Owen, coming home after her ibogaine experience meant returning to everyday life with something she describes as profoundly different.

“I feel like I can breathe more. I’m enjoying my grandkids.”

In this conversation with host Blake Helm on The Casey Skudin 343 Fund Podcast, Tania reflects on life after treatment, the importance of continuing to talk openly about mental health among first responders, and why she feels compelled to share her experience with others who may be struggling.

Her words also speak to a larger issue within the first responder community: the stigma around asking for help, and the importance of making space for conversations about mental health before someone reaches a point of crisis.

09/16/2026

People often ask why we say "Save a Saver."

Because that's exactly what happens. Every first responder has spent their career showing up for someone else's worst day. When they need support, it's our turn to show up for them. One act of generosity can change an entire life.

That's what "Save a Saver" means.

09/15/2026

Hope doesn't always arrive all at once.

Sometimes it looks like getting a full night's sleep. Sometimes it's laughing again. Sometimes it's reconnecting with your family. Sometimes it's simply believing tomorrow can be better.

Those moments matter. They're why we do this work.

09/14/2026

For first responders, the call doesn't always end when the sirens stop. The experiences they carry home can stay with them long after the shift is over.

Our mission isn't just to help someone survive their hardest moments—it's to help them rediscover the life waiting for them beyond the uniform.

The laughter around the dinner table. The moments with their children. The hobbies they once loved. The peace they thought they had lost.

Every first responder deserves more than making it through the day—they deserve the opportunity to truly live again.
That's the future we're helping build, one life at a time.

09/03/2026

For former LA County K9 EOD operator Tania Owen, years of carrying difficult experiences had left her feeling emotionally shut down and weighed down by a heaviness she struggled to move through.

In this conversation with host Blake Helm on The Casey Skudin 343 Fund Podcast, Tania shares how she could reach out to fellow first responders when she was struggling, but still felt unable to fully process what she was carrying.

For Tania, ibogaine marked a profound change in that experience. She describes it as a “lifesaver” and reflects on what it was like to finally begin moving through emotions that had felt inaccessible for years.

Her story is a deeply personal look at the cumulative weight first responders can carry, and what it meant for her to find a path that helped change her relationship with those emotions.

Address

PO Box 667
Long Beach, NY
11561

Telephone

+15162253800

Website

https://www.343fund.org/, https://343fund.org/donate/

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