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November 23, 2022
The Silent Epidemic in Police Officer Mental Health | S2 E47
In April 2016, Police Officer Adam A. Meyers was involved in a critical incident when he used deadly force against someone who armed themselves with a hatchet inside a busy department store. In the aftermath of this incident, Meyers was plagued with trauma and guilt, descending into a spiral of depression and using alcohol, while isolating and withdrawing. This led Adam to create Stop the Threat – Stop the Stigma, a mission devoted to removing the stigmas around speaking openly about mental health within law enforcement.
Ptsd And Emdr Mental Health And Therapy Retirement And Transitioning Law Enforcement
October 26, 2022
Mental Health Cops: Connecting with Empathy | S2 E43
Join us for a conversation with Ernie Stevens from the Emmy Award Winning HBO Documentary, Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops.
Mental Health And Therapy Law Enforcement Crisis Intervention
September 21, 2022
CopShock: Normal Reactions to Abnormal Stress | S2 E38
In this episode, we’ll be speaking with trauma expert and author of the book CopShock, Allen Kates, about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and how to survive it by employing resiliency techniques.
Peer Support Resilience Tools Mental Health And Therapy Law Enforcement
September 07, 2022
Pete & Scott: Crisis Intervention Team | S2 E36
Crisis Intervention Team coordinator Peter Elste works closely with Crisis Intervention Clinician Scott Alvord on the Danbury Police Crisis Intervention Team. Together, they respond to calls involving mental and behavioral issues to help connect people to available services.
Mental Health And Therapy Law Enforcement Crisis Intervention
August 31, 2022
Trooper Turned Therapist - Tackling Trauma with Timely Tools | S2 E35
Sonny Provetto is a former state trooper, EMDR clinician and a trauma consultant for police departments and emergency responders nationwide.
Ptsd And Emdr Mental Health And Therapy Law Enforcement
August 17, 2022
The Reality of PTSD When Children Die S2 | E33
Throughout his 46 year career as a Fire Captain and Investigator, Patrick Wills had seen more than his share of trauma and death, but it wasn’t until he responded to a tragic fire that claimed the lives of three young sisters that he unknowingly descended into total PTSD.
Ptsd And Emdr Mental Health And Therapy Stress And Burnout Fire/Arson Investigation
July 10, 2022
How EMDR Works: What You Should Know | S2 E27
First Responder therapists Dr. Stacy Raymond and Bonnie Rumilly, LCSW will be talking about EMDR, a powerfully effective way to take the charge out of stressful memories and reprocess them.
Ptsd And Emdr Resilience Tools Mental Health And Therapy
July 02, 2022
Relentless Courage: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma | S2 E26
Every day, thousands of police officers put themselves at risk to keep others safe. Sgt. Michael Sugrue was one of them. He has been on the front lines of the battle against duty induced trauma since he responded to a fatal officer involved shooting that instantly changed his whole world. Watch to hear Michael's story, and to learn about his book RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma.
Ptsd And Emdr Resilience Tools Mental Health And Therapy Law Enforcement
June 24, 2022
FrontlineCT: Breaking the Mental Health Stigma | S2 E25
We speak with Steven Wilcox Director of Education for FrontlineCT about their first responder peer support program and the stigma around first responder mental health.
Peer Support Mental Health And Therapy EMS
February 23, 2022
Grace Under Fire - Spirituality In The Trenches
Matt Domyancic, the Tactical Chaplain, offers his modern spiritual approach to help police officers and firefighters who are "in the trenches".
Mental Health And Therapy Spirituality Law Enforcement
February 09, 2022
Finding The Right Therapist, When Your Comfort Zone Is Chaos
With Deputy Fire Chief / Paramedic Bernie Meehan Jr., a true icon of emergency services in Connecticut, about Peer Support and Finding an Appropriate Clinician in the “New” Emergency Services.
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January 12, 2022
Support From Superiors - Do They Have Your Back?
In this episode, Dr. Stacy Raymond, Bonnie Rumilly, LCSW/EMT and Lt. David Dachinger (Ret.) talk about Institutional Abandonment in emergency services.
Peer Support Mental Health And Therapy Leadership And Command
January 05, 2022
Story of a Trauma Response Team
Guests, Dawn Roy LCSW and EMDR Therapist, and Captain Jacques Roy speak about the birth of Fairfield County Trauma Response Team.
Ptsd And Emdr Peer Support Mental Health And Therapy Fairfield County Trauma Response Team Sandy Hook Shooting