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What is the PSPNET Families Wellbeing Hub? Why are families important?

The PSPNET Families recently sat-down with The Tonic Podcast and recorded a few interviews that help explain why their work is so important.

BOS Poster Presentation – CIPHER Collaboration Conference 2023

View a poster about engagement in BOS across different public safety sectors. Please note that this poster was presented at the CIPHER Collaboration Conference (CCC 2023) and the results have not been peer reviewed.

Words Matter: “Stigma”

CIPHER created the Words Matter campaign to share and promote a collective understanding of many well-known and used mental health terms that describe various occupationally related challenges many public safety personnel (PSP), healthcare workers (HCWs), veterans, and their families face every day.

Words Matter: “Talking about suicide”

CIPHER created the Words Matter campaign to share and promote a collective understanding of many well-known and used mental health terms that describe various occupationally related challenges many public safety personnel (PSP), healthcare workers (HCWs), veterans, and their families face every day.

Words Matter: “Wellness”

CIPHER created the Words Matter campaign to share and promote a collective understanding of many well-known and used mental health terms that describe various occupationally related challenges many public safety personnel (PSP), healthcare workers (HCWs), veterans, and their families face every day.

Mental Health and Life Satisfaction Among Canadian Paramedics during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Paramedics represent a high-risk occupation for both exposure to infectious diseases and stress-related mental health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated the pre-existing risk of mental health conditions.

Words Matter: “Trauma”

CIPHER created the Words Matter campaign to share and promote a collective understanding of many well-known and used mental health terms that describe various occupationally related challenges many public safety personnel (PSP), healthcare workers (HCWs), veterans, and their families face every day.

Words Matter: “Burnout”

CIPHER created the Words Matter campaign to share and promote a collective understanding of many well-known and used mental health terms that describe various occupationally related challenges many public safety personnel (PSP), healthcare workers (HCWs), veterans, and their families face every day.

Words Matter: “Moral Injury”

CIPHER created the Words Matter campaign to share and promote a collective understanding of many well-known and used mental health terms that describe various occupationally related challenges many public safety personnel (PSP), healthcare workers (HCWs), veterans, and their families face every day.

Peer Support for Healthcare Workers – Recruitment Poster

Join Beyond Silence’s research project as Peer Supporter! This study is exploring the best ways to aid and improve the mental health of Healthcare Workers. Check out the poster for sign-up and training details.

Development of an Evidence-Informed Solution to Emotional Distress in PSPs and HCWs: The Social Support, Tracking Distress, Education, and Discussion Community (STEADY) Program

The Social Support, Tracking Distress, Education, and Discussion Community (STEADY) Program was developed to cover knowledge translation and implementation science frameworks to include all evidence-informed elements of post-traumatic stress prevention. This paper reports on the narrative literature review that framed the development of the STEADY framework and introduces its key elements.

Implementing the STEADY Wellness Program to Support Healthcare Workers throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

This brief report describes implementation of the STEADY program and identified the importance of more frequent, shorter contact with HCWs that occurred in-person, with an emphasis on peer support. A flexible approach with strong support from hospital leadership were key facilitators. Findings suggest that a flexible approach to practical program implementation, theoretically underpinned in best-practices, can result in an acceptable program that promotes increased HCW wellbeing during a pandemic.
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