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Comparison of Online Resilience and Psychological Safety Courses for Canadian Public Safety Personnel. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Public Safety Personnel (PSP) face numerous potentially psychologically traumatic events in the line of duty. Resilience courses intended to mitigate the effects of operational stress injuries in this population—many of which are available online—have proliferated in recent years. An environmental scan yielded 15 courses that met all inclusion criteria.
McCarron MCE, Jasinoski S, Cox M, Song Y, MacDermid JC, Anderson GS.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Brief mindfulness training for Canadian public safety personnel well-being

Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2022
The body of research demonstrating the psychological and physiological benefits of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) is robust and spans decades, yet its adaptation for a population at significantly higher-than-average risk of negative health ...
Renae M Stevenson
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A Comparison of Suicides in Public Safety Personnel With Suicides in the General Population in Ontario, 2014 to 2018. [PDF]

Crisis
Hatcher S, Sinyor M, Edgar NE, Schaffer A, MacLean SE, Carleton RN, Colman I, Jayakumar N, Ward B, Zaheer R.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Exploring the Occupational Lifestyle Experiences of the Families of Public Safety Personnel. [PDF]

J Occup Rehabil
Abstract Purpose Public safety personnel, including first responders, are regularly exposed to physical, social, and psychological risks and occupational requirements. These risks and requirements extend beyond the employee and may also impact the families (for example, work-family conflict, compassion fatigue).
Richmond R, Ricciardelli R, Dekel R, Norris D, Mahar A, MacDermid J, Fear NT, Gribble R, Cramm H.   +8 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Mental health and social support among public safety personnel [PDF]

Occupational Medicine, 2020
Abstract Background Social support may be a protective factor for the mental health of public safety personnel (PSP), who are frequently exposed to potentially psychologically traumatic events and report substantial post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) symptoms ...
K D Vig, J E Mason, R N Carleton, G J G Asmundson, G S Anderson, D Groll   +5 more
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Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There's No Life Like It. [PDF]

J Occup Rehabil
Abstract Purpose The nature and cumulative occupational demands imposed on families of public safety personnel (PSP) are substantial, in many cases non-negotiable, and distinct from the general population accentuating risk factors for family well-being.
Cramm H, Cox M, Norris D, Reid N, Tam-Seto L, Dekel R, Fear NT, Delaney L, Richmond R, Mahar A.   +9 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Ethical aspects of the work conditions of public safety personnel: a need for attention and solidarity. [PDF]

Can J Public Health, 2023
The work of public safety personnel (PSP; e.g. firefighters, police officers, and paramedics, among others) is essential to society but is practically and ethically complex, especially with the increased challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The strain on mental health in this population of workers and volunteers has been the focus of recent ...
Racine E, Cioaba IM, Boehlen W.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Compromised Conscience: A Scoping Review of Moral Injury Among Firefighters, Paramedics, and Police Officers

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
BackgroundPublic Safety Personnel (e.g., firefighters, paramedics, and police officers) are routinely exposed to human suffering and need to make quick, morally challenging decisions. Such decisions can affect their psychological wellbeing. Participating
Liana M. Lentz, Liana M. Lentz, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, David Malloy, R. Nicholas Carleton, Suzette Brémault-Phillips   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fit for public safety: Informing attitudes and practices tied to the hiring of public safety personnel [PDF]

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 2019
Recent recognition that public safety personnel (PSP) have a high prevalence of mental disorders has initiated a discussion around PSP mental readiness for their work.
Rosemary Ricciardelli, Elizabeth Andres, Navjotpal Kaur, Stephen Czarnuch, R. Nicholas Carleton   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Occupational therapy treatment of public safety personnel with work-related psychological injuries: analyzing Ontario worker's compensation data from 2017-2021. [PDF]

Front Psychiatry
Edgelow M, Fecica A.
europepmc   +2 more sources