I began my foray into Peer Support very recently, although sometimes it feels like it's been a decade. I never set out to lead Peer Support, in fact I barely participated up until very recently. Over my call taking and supervisory career, I never used Peer Support, and knew next to nothing about it. Then, I was asked to take over our group. I attended a certification course though Douglas County Sheriff in 2022 with Code 4 Counseling, police, and sheriffs. To be frank, it was completely career-altering, and in many ways life changing to me personally. I couldn't get it out of my head.... it's wonderful that Police, Fire, EMS, and Sheriffs have some robust Peer Support circles, but what about dispatch? I know many of us joined dispatch because we love the responder world, but we're definitely the "red-headed stepchild" of the responder life. We are an add on, an after thought, a last-minute invite. This isn't anyone's fault, we're literally unseen. But I got tired of it. Where was our recognition, our funding, our research, our grants, our continuing training and education, our thanks? I'm certainly not implying that dispatch is any more important than those on the streets, but we definitely have a place at the big kids table. If you're on this page, chances are you know exactly what I mean. The things we've heard on the other end of the phone or radio are just as cruel and horrifying and heartbreaking as anything our partners see on the streets... and all we have is our voice and many, many screens.