The Resilient Minds Program in Fire Departments

Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of a mental health training program in volunteer and career firefighters.

Conditions

• Trauma
• Critical Incident
• Mental Illness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Resilient Minds

The program is designed: 1) to decrease the risk of developing a stress disorder or other mental illnesses due to workplace incidents and/or unhealthy stress; 2) to mitigate the negative impacts of mental illness and trauma through early recognition and early intervention; 3) to support the public while on the frontline; and 4) to improve the psychological health of fire staff while cultivating resilience and enhancing quality of life.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Canadian Mental Health Association, Prince Edward Island

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Canadian Mental Health Association, British Columbia

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Canadian Mental Health Association, Vancouver-Fraser

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Western Ontario, Canada

  collaborator OTHER

• McMaster University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Amanda Brazil, MAEd, PhD · FIREWELL

• R. Nicholas Carleton, PhD · University of Regina

• Steve Fraser · Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services

• Joy MacDermid, PhD · McMaster University & Western University

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-01-25

Primary Completion

2021-06-30

Completion

2021-12-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations