Mental Health Awareness for First Responders 2nd edition by Marc Laferriere 9781774620847 (USED:LIKENEW) *134h

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Mental Health Awareness for First Responders, Second Edition offers a Canadian perspective on the challenges first responders and helping professionals face in identifying and interacting with individuals living with mental health issues. Using relevant examples, real-life case studies, discussion questions and scenarios, this resource helps readers successfully navigate mental health and addictions issues while working in the criminal justice system in Canada.  

This resource offers key insights into both historical and emerging developments at the intersection of mental health and criminal justice in front-line professions. It clearly addresses common mental health issues that readers will come across in their careers and the specific strategies and resources needed to intervene with those in crisis. This text concludes with an examination of the ways in which Canadian organizations have responded to current mental crises and calls for systemic change. 

The second edition contains a new chapter devoted to the state of mental health interventions in correctional settings and court systems across Canada. It also incorporates new case studies, scenario boxes with discussion questions, as well as “Spotlight on Mental Health” boxes, personal interviews with front-line workers from across Canada.  

By examining mental health through a practical lens, readers will feel confident in their ability to respond to the mental health issues in a positive manner, making this an essential resource for current or aspiring professionals in law enforcement, emergency management, fire services, EMS, corrections, search and rescue, border services, social work, dispatchers, and other front-line workers.  

• A new chapter on corrections and mental health courts 

• New “Spotlight on Mental Health” boxes, featuring interviews with frontline workers. 

• Legislation discussed now includes Alberta and British Columbia statutes.  

• “Voices from the Field” real-world Canadian scenarios, encouraging practical application and self-reflection  

• New “Further Reading and Resources” section for students to dig deeper into various topics.  

• New information about resiliency training and resources across Canada.  

• New discussion on systemic racism in policing.  

• More comprehensive coverage of de-escalation and Mental Health Training, including content specific to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), corrections services, and policing. 

• Updated information on Victim/Witness Assistance Programs in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta. 

• Also available: A companion text with self-care tools for first responders and helping professionals, Mental Health Awareness: Self-Care for First Responders, 2nd Edition