I completed my first International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) course in 2014 and used the skills I learned there to help first responders mitigate operational stress injuries so they could become more resilient and find a new normal following a...
We learned today that the #IWillListen Campaign Earns Silver at the Inaugural Anthem Awards The email we received today on your behalf began as follows: “Congratulations! On behalf of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, I am absolutely thrilled...
Policing is a Strange Job. I was just walking into a restaurant to order lunch when I heard the call. “Woman not breathing.” Then I heard the address. Less than a mile away from me. I took a moment to pause. I’m in a specialty unit. I drive a patrol vehicle, and I...
It’s time we had a conversation about Talking to first responders stress and burnout. The stress and trauma first responders face every day becomes quite a heavy load to carry every day. First responders have a greater likelihood of suicide, PTSD, insomnia...
