Mental Health Resilience Officer

Due to the difficult environments EMS personnel encounter every day, and the impact of both direct and vicarious trauma, our EMS workforce has long faced a disproportionate challenge in maintaining their mental health resilience.

The course will cover:
• The role of a Mental Health Resilience Officer;
• The impacts of EMS work on mental health and emotional wellbeing;
• Mental health resilience at the individual, interpersonal, and agency level;
• Communication strategies to engage your colleagues regarding mental health issues;
• Case studies in EMS mental health;
• Key elements of an effective agency EMS mental health resilience program; and
• How to build or strengthen an agency mental health resilience program; and resources to support the MHRO.