Emergency Contacts
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 9-1-1, contact your local crisis centre, or go to the nearest hospital.
Canada Suicide Prevention Service: 1 (833) 456-4566
Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 1 (866) 863-0511
Kids Help Phone: 1 (900) 668-6868
First Responders & Helping Professionals (Books)
Slay the Toxic Dragon: Police Leadership Impacting Member Wellness, Sylvio (Syd) A. Gravel M.O.M., Brad McKay CTSS, Barbara L. Anschuetz EdD RP CTTS
POWER: Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience, Konstantinos Papazoglou & Daniel Blumberg
Walk the Talk: First Responder Peer Support, Sylvio (Syd) A. Gravel & Brad McKay
How to Survive PTSD and Build Peer Support, Sylvio (Syd) A. Gravel M.O.M.
Dare to Lead, Brené Brown
Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges, Steven M. Southwick & Dennis S. Charney
Reducing Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout: A Trauma-Sensitive Workbook, William Steele
Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel: Strengthening Your Mental Armor, Stephanie M. Conn
Boots on the Ground: Peer Support for First Responders Website
First Responders First Website
Wings of Change – Peer Support Website
Badge of Life Website
Trauma
Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine & Ann Frederick
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk MD
About EMDR Website
First Responders & Helping Professionals (Websites)
Canadian Critical Incident Stress Foundation Website
Boots on the Ground: Peer Support for First Responders Website
First Responders First Website
Wings of Change – Peer Support Website
Badge of Life Website
Resources for Talking to Kids About War
Helping Kids Cope With Frightening News – Child Mind Institute
How to Talk to Children and Adolescents about War
Talk to Kids about the Hamas-Israel conflict, experts say, but in an Age-appropriate Way
How to Talk to your Children about Conflict and War
Helping Kids Cope with Media Coverage of War and Traumatic Events