As Leaders
Create a safe, supportive environment for those experiencing mental health challenges by creating a workplace where it’s OK to talk about mental health.
Here you’ll find a variety of templates, management tips and toolkits that offer support for leaders and managers of first responders, and assist those experiencing mental health challenges.
Creating your programs
These recommended practices are based on research studies and other similar practice documents, along with contributions developed through a …
One of the biggest hurdles in supporting mental health in first responders is getting an organization’s leadership to make …
The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee, consisting of representatives from fire, police, paramedic services, and WorkSafeBC, has developed …
Employers If a person working for you has a work-related injury or disease and gets medical treatment from a …
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is an effective approach because it empowers individuals, in the context of their workplace, …
First responders are often at the scene of stressful or traumatic events that can have an immediate, cumulative, and …
Employees in first responder organizations can benefit from the hope and recovery that peer support programs can provide. Workplace-based …
First responders attend calls and witness events that can cause them to experience strong emotional, physical, cognitive, or behavioural …
A commitment to positive mental health benefits everyone in the workplace. It improves morale and results in lower absenteeism …
This guide is reproduced from a portion of the document titled Supporting Effective Evaluations: A Guide to Developing Performance Measurement …
The template provided here is based on the logic model outlined in Supporting Effective Evaluations: A Guide to Developing Performance …
A roadmap for promoting positive mental health in first responder organizations
This roadmap is for leaders and others responsible for policies and programs designed to support the mental health of …
A template for supervisors and line managers for keeping track of resources available to employees.
Stay at Work / Return to Work
When an employee experiences a mental health condition, it can be difficult to continue working as usual. However, being …
Unsurprisingly, employees play the most important role in ensuring they can remain in the workplace if they have difficulties …
Supervisors (including line managers) play an important role in facilitating safe and effective work accommodations. Supervisors with positive leadership …
When an employee has been off work due to a mental health condition, co-worker support can mean the difference …
Work disability refers to the loss of some or all functional work ability and activity consequent to impairment. While …
First responders attend calls and witness events that can cause them to experience strong emotional, physical, cognitive, or behavioural …
Please use this log to record information shared and decisions made when assisting an employee who is off work …
Dear health care provider, At [insert organization name here], we are committed to supporting the mental health of all …
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A tool to plan accommodations To read more, download PDF document
Supporting your employees
Supporting mental health in first responders: A guide for supervisors
A guide for supervisors to support mental health in first responders.
The RCMP’s Toolkit for Managers includes useful advice for supervisors and managers on pages 6-13 and in Appendix 1. …
A template for supervisors and line managers for keeping track of resources available to employees.
This directory includes mental health professionals who have received specialized training in treating first responders. If an employee lives …
Posters
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Terms of Use The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee commissioned market research in order to explore the best …
Training
Various training courses can help improve your knowledge and skills in tackling mental health, whether in your own life …
There are training courses available that provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities that people need in order to better …
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These recommended practices are based on research studies and other similar practice documents, along with contributions developed through a …