The Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) established PSP Mental Health (.ca) to provide access to mental health support and programs available to Canadian public safety personnel (PSP) and their families.
Public Safety Canada defines public safety personnel (PSP) as those who ensure the safety and security of Canadians. PSP include, but are not necessarily limited to:
- border services officers;
- correctional workers;
- career and volunteer firefighters;
- Indigenous emergency managers;
- municipal, provincial and federal police;
- operational intelligence personnel;
- paramedics;
- public safety communicators; and,
- search and rescue personnel.
*** CIPSRT does not necessarily endorse any specific mental health support programs or services unless explicitly stated. ***
Acknowledgments
CIPSRT would like to thank the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families for their support and engagement with this project. As a project partner, the Atlas Institute is working to make information collected about peer support services for Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and families more readily available. The Atlas Institute is creating an online repository that can be accessed in list or map view, allowing Veterans and their Families to compare and contrast peer support services in their area. This resource will be available on the Atlas website in the coming months.’
Our team
We acknowledge and thank J. Price, R. N. Carleton, A. J. Fletcher, R. Ricciardelli, G. S. Anderson, H. Cramm, and the whole CIPSRT team for establishing the website and bringing this national resource to the PSP communities.
In 2022, with funding support from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), CIPSRT reviewed PSP Mental Health (.ca) and made substantial adjustments to the website. The updates were based on feedback from hundreds of organizations across Canada to further meet changing needs in the field. CIPSRT acknowledges and thanks D. King, B. Milliard, R. Chrismas, S. Gill, R. N. Carleton, and the entire CIPSRT Team for updating the website. We also wish to acknowledge the whole Atlas Team for their part in developing the linked Atlas webpages and for their role in maintaining both sites.
See the “How to” video on what has changed and how to use the website.
Dr. Nick Carleton
University of Regina
Dr. Jill Price
University of Regina
Dr. Beth Milliard
University of Regina
Dr. Bob Chrismas
University of Regina
Sonya Gill
University of Manitoba