APCO and Vasana Partner to Bring Wellness Tools to APCO Members

APCO members will gain access to public safety-specific content within the Vasana AI platform.

Alexandria, VA - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is excited to announce a new partnership with Vasana, Inc., a leader in science-backed human performance and well-being. This partnership will give APCO members access to the Vasana platform, an AI-powered behavioral health and performance platform that supports first responders, public safety teams and high-pressure operational environments with diagnostics, analytics and personalized resilience tools such as guided breathing, grounding and visualization practices, all structured to support real-time regulation and recovery.

This partnership will bring Vasana's evidence-based behavioral health insights and wellness tools to APCO members and emergency communications center (ECC) professionals. The Vasana platform has been purpose-built to support high-pressure environments, with a strong focus on the first responder community. The platform is already being used across emergency services, with thousands of members actively engaging in tools designed to support performance, recovery, and long-term well-being.

"Our mission has always been to support the people behind every emergency call," said Mel Maier, CEO and executive director, APCO International. "This partnership with Vasana represents an important step forward in recognizing that the performance and well-being of our public safety telecommunicators are deeply connected. Providing our members with tools that help them stay steady, focused and supported is critical to the future of emergency communications."

"Emergency communication professionals are managing some of the most intense moments people will ever experience," said Veresh Sita, Founder and CEO of Vasana. "This partnership with APCO is about recognizing that reality and equipping these professionals with the tools to not only handle those moments, but to sustain themselves over time. This is about building the human infrastructure behind emergency response."

APCO members receive access to proprietary features, specifically designed to support emergency communications professionals. To learn more visit www.vasana.ai/apco. To become a member and take advantage of this benefit, visit the APCO website.

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APCO International is the world's oldest and largest organization of public safety communications professionals and supports the largest U.S. membership base of any public safety association. It serves the needs of public safety communications practitioners worldwide - and the welfare of the general public as a whole - by providing complete expertise, professional development, technical assistance, advocacy and outreach.