Toronto, Ontario
Canada's public safety personnel are repeatedly exposed to traumatic events that can take a toll on their mental health, putting them at high risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSI) and other operational injuries. Through the National Action Plan on PTSI for public safety personnel, the Government of Canada is committed to providing national leadership to address this issue by facilitating collaboration, sharing best practices and funding cutting-edge research to help public safety personnel get access to the care and support they need.
Today, on behalf of Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino, Arif Virani, Member of Parliament for Parkdale - High Park, announced that the Government of Canada intends to provide up to $1 million to Runnymede Healthcare Centre (RHC) for a feasibility study into the development of a facility dedicated to comprehensive rehabilitation-focused programs and services for PTSI.
This facility would serve as a PTSI Centre of Excellence for public safety personnel. Activities that could be supported by the federal funding include a review of best practices for supporting the rehabilitation of public safety personnel suffering from PTSI, modelling of projected volumes and staffing requirements, assessment of potential funding models, exploration of service delivery models and knowledge transfer activities.
