Provincial governments looking to fight post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders
Posted Jul 28, 2014 07:38:01 AM.
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There is a growing effort across Canada to tackle post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders.
British Columbia and Alberta already have laws to make it easier for responders with P-T-S-D to get workers compensation and treatment.
A similar bill is now before the Ontario legislature and the Manitoba government says it’s studying the issue.
Vince Savoia, a former paramedic and advocate, says 15 former police officers, firefighters and other responders have taken their own lives since late April.
