KFD Learns How to Spot Mental Distress Among First Responders
BY KINDERSLEY FIRE
Hello, Cody Phinney back for another update from the Kindersley Fire Brigade.
Over the weekend of March 4th and 5th members from the KFD completed their second and final weekend of Critical Incident Stress Management (C.I.S.M.) training. C.I.S.M. training covers various mental health topics mostly focusing on how to recognize signs and symptoms of mental distress among all types of first responders, and how best to engage as peer support for those types of situations. C.I.S.M. is an international training standard with a network of trained individuals who can respond as mental health peer support to large or especially impactful emergency incidents. The KFD takes mental health seriously, and this training adds another tool into our kit to keep our members safe and healthy.
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