About FRBH

The American Board of First Responder Behavioral Healthcare (FRBH) is a national nonprofit standards-setting and accreditation body advancing workforce behavioral health protection in trauma-exposed public safety organizations.

FRBH establishes system-level safeguards designed to address predictable and cumulative occupational trauma exposure. Accreditation verifies structural and operational conformance to the FRBH National Standard.

FRBH does not provide clinical services, prescribe treatment models, accredit healthcare providers, or regulate mental health programs.

Mission

To establish nationally consistent governance-based safeguards that protect trauma-exposed public safety personnel through durable, system-embedded behavioral health protection.

Governance & Structural Independence

FRBH operates under a formal governance structure designed to preserve independence, impartiality, and public trust.

Standards-setting, accreditation determinations, executive administration, and advisory functions are structurally separated to ensure objective oversight and protect decision integrity.

Accreditation determinations are rendered independently under documented impartiality and conflict-of-interest safeguards.

Advisory Council

FRBH maintains a national Advisory Council composed of subject matter experts in public safety operations, occupational behavioral health, governance design, and trauma-informed systems.

The Advisory Council provides technical insight and subject matter guidance to inform standards development and structural refinement.

The Advisory Council does not render accreditation decisions and does not exercise governing authority.

Scope Notice

FRBH evaluates governance structures and organizational safety systems related to workforce behavioral health protection.

FRBH does NOT evaluate clinical care, provide treatment guidance, regulate mental health programs, or guarantee individual outcomes.
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