A qualitative study on the barriers and facilitators in fire services' participation in the implementation of a peer support app.
Read MoreOccupational Impact of Musculoskeletal or Mental Health Disorders on Health-Related Quality of Life of Public Safety Personnel: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A systematic review of the health-related quality of life of public safety personnel with musculoskeletal or mental health disorders.
Read MoreExploring Canadian Career Firefighters’ Understanding of the Return-to-Work Process after Musculoskeletal Injuries

A qualitative study on Canadian career firefighters' understanding of the disability management process for firefighters with musculoskeletal injuries.
Read MoreThe Sense of Coherence and Mental Health Among First Responders: a scoping review and critical analysis of causation

A review of the scientific literature on the sense of coherence as it relates to public safety personnel's mental health.
Read MoreAssessing the Readability of the Resilient Minds Volunteer Firefighters Workbook [VIDEO]
FIREWELL summer student, Rushil Dutta, assessed the readability levels of mental health resiliency training resources for volunteer firefighters
Read MoreExploring Canadian Career Firefighters’ Understanding of the Return-to-Work Process after Musculoskeletal Injuries [VIDEO]
A qualitative study of the return-to-work process for Canadian career firefighters with musculoskeletal injuries.
Read MoreDevelopment of a Firefighter-Specific Work Limitations Questionnaire [Video]
Dr. Joy MacDermid (FIREWELL Scientific Director) discusses the development of a new tool, the Firefighter Work Limitations Questionnaire, that is designed to assess the impact of health problems on firefighters' ability to do their work roles.
Read MoreCanadian Career Firefighters’ Concerns Regarding Musculoskeletal Health Prevention and Priorities [Video]
A qualitative study on Canadian career firefighters' musculoskeletal health experiences and concerns.
Read MorePerceptions of Work-Related Health and Cancer Risks Among Women Firefighters
A qualitative study on U.S. women firefighters' experiences, perceptions of cancer, health, and safety risks in the fire service.
Read MoreAttending to the Mental Health Needs of Volunteer Firefighters [Video]
Robin Campbell discuses preliminary findings of two studies on how volunteer firefighters in Nova Scotia deal with their stress and how they address their mental health needs.
Read MoreCross-jurisdiction and contextual evaluations of mental health resiliency training in firefighters [Video]
Dr. MacDermid and Captain Fraser discuss the challenges of delivering mental health resiliency training in 2 different fire services, and what worked for successful program implementation.
Read MoreIdentifying the impact of formal and informal critical incident interventions on firefighters’ exposure to posttraumatic stress injury in a Northwestern Ontario fire service [Video]
Dr. Sinden and Firefighter Bolduc discuss the burden of critical incident exposure and post-traumatic stress injury risk in Thunder Bay firefighters, and the impact of being a Critical Incident Response Team member.
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