Researchers find significantly higher rate of mental disorders among first responders [CBC.ca]

Samantha Sangenito 9/5/174:00 AM

Results from Canada's first national survey looking at operational stress injuries among first responders such as police, paramedics, firefighters and 911 operators suggest they are much more likely to develop a mental disorder than the general population.

The research was conducted online between September 2016 and January 2017 by a group of mental health experts from across the country. It is published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

Of the 5,813 participants, 44.5 per cent "screened positive for clinically significant symptom clusters consistent with one or more mental disorders."

Statistics Canada has reported that the rate for the general population is 10 per cent.

[For more of this story, written by Alison Crawford, go to http://www.cbc.ca/news/politic...-paramedis-1.4266720]

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Robert OlcottMember

I'm glad the 9-1-1 Operators/Dispatchers were included in this. The latest data I'd heard on New Hampshire's 9-1-1 Operators was that we're experiencing a 40% Annual Turnover rate among the N.H. 9-1-1 Operator/Dispatchers, (reportedly, in spite of receiving 'Clinical Supervision' [in lieu of CISD]...

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