New Website Helps Connect Public Safety Personnel to Mental Health Supports
August 12, 2021, the Ontario Paramedic Association tweeted information regarding the launch of a new website that allows Public Safety Personnel (PSP), and their families, to search Public Safety Personnel-specific mental health supports available across Canada.
PSP Mental Health was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
A new website has been launched that allows PSP and their families to search all the PSP specific mental health supports available across Canada.
— OntarioParamedic.ca (@OntParamedic) August 12, 2021
The PSP Mental Health website is now available, https://t.co/g3AKbqIyIS#PublicSafetyPersonnel #MentalHealthMatters #CDNPSP
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- Public safety personnel (PSP) is a broad term that encompasses personnel who ensure the safety and security of Canadians. PSP include, but are not limited to, border services officers, correctional workers, firefighters, indigenous emergency managers, municipal/provincial police, operational intelligence personnel, paramedics, RCMP, as well as search and rescue personnel. (From Public Safety Canada)
- Ontario Paramedic Association describes itself as being responsible for promoting the practice of Paramedicine and ensuring the highest level of care for their patients,
The PSP Mental Health website is now available, https://pspmentalhealth.ca
