A Safe Place to Begin
In life, everyone faces challenges that can sometimes feel overwhelming. It’s important to recognize that you are not alone in your struggles. We understand the complexities of life and offer the following resources that can lend a helping hand during those tough times. The following emergency services and firefighter mental health resources are here for you whenever you need them.
Here, you’ll find a diverse array of resources tailored to help you navigate life’s challenges with resilience and strength.
Remember, reaching out for help is a sign of strength, and by exploring these resources, you’re taking a positive step toward your own wellbeing.
If you’re experiencing an emergency and need immediate help, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
- Talk Suicide Canada 1-833-456-4566
- Crisis Text Line Test 45645
- Mental Health Commission of Canada if you are in distress you can text WELLNESS or 741741 at anytime.
Before Operational Stress (BOS)
Before Operational Stress (BOS) is a group therapy program developed by Dr. McElheran. BOS is a proprietary suite of programs that provides group posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) training and tools to public safety personnel (PSP). education.wayfound.ca
Be the BOS of your own mental health and sign up for a course.
LifeCraft Therapy
LifeCraft Therapy provides clinical hypnotherapy which has shown promising results in addressing trauma-related issues and promoting mental well-being.
LifeCraft Therapy is a unique form of clinical hypnotherapy where self-limiting beliefs, fears and phobias are identified, reframed and released. It’s been proven safe, gentle and effective in the treatment of trauma resulting in the experience of freedom, safety, and empowerment you deserve, often in a single session.
DIVETHRU
DIVETHRU can support you throughout your mental health journey. It’s time to stop struggling alone. You’re not alone in your struggles so it’s time to stop struggling alone.
Boots on the Ground
Boots on the Ground. Anonymous peer support for First Responders, by First Responders. call 24/7: 1-833-677-BOOT (2668).
National Institute of Mental Health Transforming the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses.
Other Resources
The following is a list of some potentially helpful pieces of media, curated by Prepared for Duty CEO, Cindy Moretti:
Movies
- Finding Murph (TSN Documentary)
- The Wisdom of Trauma (Gabor Mate)
Books
- The Myth of Normal (Gabor Mate)
- When the Body says No-Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection (Gabor Mate, MD)
- In Realm of Hungry Ghosts (Gabor Mate)
- The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel A. van der Kolk)
- Radical Compassion (Tara Brach)
- No Bad Parts: Internal Family Systems (Richard Schartwz PhD)
- Trauma (Dr. Paul Conti)
- The Anxious Brain-The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to Effectively Treat Them (Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D; Steven M. Prinz, M.D.)
Podcasts
- Andrew Huberman (Huberman Lab)