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A new online tool is now accessible to first responders to help manage their mental health and well being.
Provincial Health and Justice and Public Safety Departments are providing over $150, 000 for a two year pilot project of PSPNET.
It’s an online mental behaviour therapy program through the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment at the University of Regina.
The program is offered for free to current and former first responders and other public safety personnel, including border services personnel, correctional workers, career and volunteer firefighters, operational and intelligence personnel, paramedics, police, public safety communicators such as dispatchers and 911 operators, and search and rescue personnel.
“We are pleased to be offering this service to first responders experiencing mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety and stress disorders due to post-traumatic stress injuries,” said Justice and Public Safety Minister Hugh J. Flemming. “Participating in this pilot project is an opportunity to help those who give so much to our communities.”
Medavie is matching the government funds with a two-year investment through the Medavie Health Foundation.
