Helpful Links

Reports

Best Practices in Behavioral Wellness for Emergency Responders by IAFC

Joliet Firefighters Peer Support Group Operations Manual

The Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness-Fitness Initiative

The Ruderman White Paper on Mental Health and Suicide of First Responders - 2018

In the Line of Duty - Investigation into how the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of community Safety and Correctional Services have addressed operational stress injuries affecting police officers - 2012

Wounds of the Spirit: Moral Injury in Firefighters - 2023

What's Killing Our Medics? - 2015

Peer Support Training

First Responder Peer Initiative

Peer Support Central

Frontline Crisis Response Solutions

National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center

First Responder Studies

Peer Support and Crisis-Focused Psychological Interventions Designed to Mitigate Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries among Public Safety and Frontline Healthcare Personnel: A Systematic Review

Stress and Coping Strategies Among Firefighters and Recruits 2010

Peer Support for Public Safety Personnel in Canada: Towards a Typology - 2022

What makes an incident critical for ambulance workers? Emotional outcomes and implications for intervention - 2009

Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among first responders for medical emergencies during COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis