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Mental Health: Self-Care for First Responders, 2nd Edition

Stephanie Miloknay, Marc Laferriere
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“I am very impressed with this text and encourage all first responders to obtain a copy for personal self-reflection. I further recommend that front-line emergency training academies and all police services consider using this text to inform or instruct all staff.”

—Matt Stuart,
Instructor, Toronto Police Service and Toronto Police College


Mental Health: Self-Care for First Responders, 2nd Edition is a user-friendly handbook on common mental health challenges for first responders and helping professionals doing front-line work. The handbook includes information about identifying symptoms of stress, understanding different kinds of mental health issues, and strategies for engaging in self-care and trauma recovery. Topics covered include PTSD, chronic stress, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, suicide, resiliency, and more. 

Written to address the need for ongoing emotional support for society’s front-line workers, the second edition includes new material on organizational response to trauma, first-responder workplace culture, moral injury, stigmatization, as well as a revised self-care plan and new “Spotlight on Mental Health” boxes in which first responders across Canada share their story of mental health resiliency in the field. 

Those with careers in law enforcement, emergency management, fire services, EMS, corrections, border services, social work, or other community justice fields are often prepared to take care of others, but with this resource, they will now be prepared to take care of themselves. 

To purchase the Mental Health Awareness Bundle (Text and Handbook), 2nd Edition, please click here.

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ISBN
978-1-77462-087-8
Page Count
162
Publisher
Emond Publishing
Publication Date
March 2022
Status
Available
Subjects
First Responders and Emergency Management; Fitness and Lifestyle Management; Sociology and Psychology
Tags
Higher Education Policing, Security, and First Responders

  • New “Spotlight on Mental Health” boxes, featuring personal stories from front-line workers from across Canada. 

  • New information on asking for help and finding a mental health professional.  

  • Expanded discussion on workplace culture, including de-stigmatization and sanctuary trauma. 

  • A customizable self-care plan and with goals and logs related to rest, mindfulness, screen time, and healthy eating. 

  • Also available: A core text with additional information and guidance for first responders, Mental Health Awareness: Practical Skills for First Responders, 2nd Edition. 

Chapter 1 Introduction to Emotional Well-Being: An Overview and Brief History in the Professional Context
Chapter 2 Critical Incident Stress and Its Management
Chapter 3 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder
Chapter 4 Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma, Cumulative Stress, and Moral Injury
Chapter 5 Suicide and Suicide Intervention
Chapter 6 Self-Care Strategies: Being Good to Yourself
Chapter 7 Resiliency and Support

Self-Care Plan

Chapter 1 Introduction to Emotional Well-Being: An Overview and Brief History in the Professional Context.


The Struggle Back: Through the Criminal Justice System with Addictions and Mental Illness is a 30-minute documentary film produced by Arun Dhanota and Dan Rowe of Humber College. In the film, three individuals tell their stories of their experience with mental health and addictions and their subsequent interactions with law enforcement and the criminal justice system. It is a rich, first-person account of what it’s like to be on the other side of the interaction and living with mental health issues. Instructors will have access to the full 30-minute documentary, as well as a short instructor handout to accompany the video with reflection and discussion questions.

  • Guide on how to adapt the Self-Care Plan to the Habit Share App

  • PowerPoint Presentations

  • Review Questions

  • Access to The Struggle Back documentary

  • The Struggle Back Instructor’s Guide

For free instructor resources, please contact instructor support.

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