As Leaders

Organizational Mental Health Check

First responders are often at the scene of stressful or traumatic events that can have an immediate, cumulative, and lasting impact on their mental health. Organizations need to determine …

Overview of Peer Support Programs

First responders attend calls and witness events that can cause them to experience strong emotional, physical, cognitive, or behavioural responses. These can be traumatizing and interfere with performance during …

Developing a Peer Support Policy

Employees in first responder organizations can benefit from the hope and recovery that peer support programs can provide. Workplace-based peer support brings trained peer support workers who are occupationally …

Critical Incident Stress Management

Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is an effective approach because it empowers individuals, in the context of their workplace, to define and maintain their own and others’ health through …

WorkSafeBC Claim Process

Employers If a person working for you has a work-related injury or disease and gets medical treatment from a doctor or other qualified practitioner, as the employer you must …

Toolkit for Managers

The RCMP’s Toolkit for Managers includes useful advice for supervisors and managers on pages 6-13 and in Appendix 1. To read more, download PDF document

Training Courses

Various training courses can help improve your knowledge and skills in tackling mental health, whether in your own life or in the organization you work for. International Critical Incident …

Gap Analysis Tool

The BC First Responders Mental Health Committee, consisting of representatives from fire, police, paramedic services, and WorkSafeBC, has developed recommended practices for first responder organizations to better support the …

Making the Business Case

One of the biggest hurdles in supporting mental health in first responders is getting an organization’s leadership to make it a priority. While some leaders may support mental health …

Recommended Practices

These recommended practices are based on research studies and other similar practice documents, along with contributions developed through a collaborative process with first responders. Some recommended practices pertain specifically …