First Responder PTSD

• Alberta sheriff first on scene at Columbia Icefield bus crash walks across Canada for PTSD awareness

  An Alberta sheriff highway patrol officer from Calgary is about to start an eight-month journey walking across Canada raising awareness about post-traumatic stress injuries.

  Health

  Mar 29, 2022
  
• Toronto firefighter pens memoir about life and challenges on the job

  In "Aftermath: A Firefighter's Life," Bryan Ratushniak delves into the highs and lows of fighting fires in Toronto.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2020
  
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• Moose Jaw paramedic uses music to help first responders

  A Moose Jaw paramedic is using music to raise money for other first responders dealing with mental health issues.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2019
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• University of Regina research playing major role in national PTSI research

  A University of Regina professor will be taking part in a national study aimed at helping public safety workers struggling with PTSD and other ailments.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2019
• Edmonton firefighter’s death prompts discussion about PTSD, mental health

  Marc Renaud, 29, died by suicide last weekend. Renaud, who was off-duty, had been with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services for approximately seven years.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2018
• Under new rules, first responders in B.C. won’t have to prove PTSD is work-related

  Under proposed new rules firefighters, paramedics and police will no longer have to prove conditions like PTSD were caused by their job.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2018
• ‘I’ve been in that dark place’: N.S. man receiving national award for PTSD podcast

  Sean Conohan been selected by the Tema Conter Memorial Trust to receive a 'media award' for the podcast he's created to break down stigma around mental health.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2018
• Richmond firefighter who died of work-related PTSD to get full-honours funeral

  Hundreds of first responders from across the country will gather in Richmond on Monday to honour a firefighter who passed away from work-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

  News

  Dec 17, 2017
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• Correctional workers suffering from PTSD need Ottawa’s help: union

  The union representing Canada's correctional officers wants Ottawa to establish a national treatment centre to help prison staff suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2017