Family First Responder
Wayfound is partnering with the Family First Responder team to bring mental health programming to police, fire, and paramedic members and their families. Sponsored by funding from the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Family First Responder team from the University of Calgary have designed a psychoeducation and support program called Re: Building Families specifically for spouses and partners of first responders. This program aims to support and strengthen the first responder partners’ own mental health and resilience, which may in turn, support and strengthen the mental health of the first responder and other family members.
A pilot telementoring program to build the confidence and skills of Ontario care providers in supporting the mental well-being of public safety personnel (PSP), including firefighters, paramedics, police, corrections and communications personnel.
ECHO Public Safety Personnel (ECHO PSP)
The current article introduces and evaluates the Before Operational Stress (BOS) program, which was designed for delivery early in a PSP career to enhance self-awareness and healthy relationships.
BOS Research Publication | August 2021
Functional Disconnection And Reconnection | March 2021
Background: North American public safety personnel (PSP; e.g., police, firefighters, paramedics) training programmes often focus on the importance of controlling emotional reactions (i.e. remaining stoic) to make sound decisions in high-stress environments. Many PSP carry avoidant coping strategies into their personal lives, however, resulting in disrupted relationships and deterioration of well-being.
