First Responders

• First responders gather at Manitoba legislature to honour late firefighter

  Prior to the first session of the spring sitting at the Manitoba legislature Monday, the province honoured the memory of Preston Heinbigner, 40, who died April 9. 

  Health

  Apr 22
  
• Halifax first responders facing ‘trauma every day’, and a push to get them more support

  Tony Mancini, councillor for Halifax's District 6, is looking to identify a way to fund increased mental health support for first responders in the city.

  Health

  Mar 4
  
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• Police fear ‘they’ll be seen as weak’ bringing up mental health struggles: Ontario union

  The president of the Hamilton Police Association told the city's police board in October to seek a 'fulsome wellness unit' to aid traumatized first responders.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2023
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• How an Ontario app is providing mental health support for first responders

  Launched in May 2023, some 30 or so organizations across Canada are using the PeerOnCall app as a supplement to support programs.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2023
• Stigma around PTSD still exists despite ‘shock’ around Ontario police officer’s death

  Despite doors opening up over the last decade acknowledging the effects post-traumatic stress disorder, one a first responder says it still comes with a stigma attached to it.

  Health

  Nov 28, 2023
• First Responders in Crisis: Many feeling mentally ‘unwell, stressed or burnt out’

  A Hamilton police constable says he turned to alcohol as his way to help him cope with the daily trauma he was facing on the job. He's not alone.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2023
• London Fire Department partners with Wounded Warriors Canada for mental health supports

  The partnership will allow members of the department and their families access to additional mental health assistance and supports.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2023
• Union wants more mental health supports, reintegration program for Hamilton police officers

  The president of the Hamilton Police Association went to the police board Thursday and asked for a "fulsome wellness unit" to aid traumatized first responders.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2023
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• Memorial for B.C. paramedics killed in 2010 crash unveiled on Highway 4

  In 2010, 59-year-old Jo-Ann Fuller and 65-year-old Ivan Polivka died when their ambulance jumped a curb and plunged more than 30 metres (100 feet) into the Kennedy Lake.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2023
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• Rural firefighters in Manitoba say new training program spells trouble

  Manitoba's rural volunteer firefighters are sounding the alarm about a new training policy they say will make recruiting new members much more difficult.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2023