Supporting first responders’ mental health

The Alberta government is helping equip first responders and emergency health-care workers to manage post-traumatic stress injuries.

Alberta firefighters, police officers, paramedics, sheriffs, corrections officers and emergency health-care workers put their lives on the line daily to keep Albertans safe, which is why Alberta’s government is funding more mental health supports across the province.

Alberta’s government has provided a total of $1.48 million to four non-profit organizations and seven researchers through the Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders program.

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