PCC Members,
The Paramedic Chiefs of Canada has played a key role serving on the National CIPSRT Steering Committee since its inception. We are excited and proud to hear the announcement of yesterday’s 2018 Budget that provides support for CIPSRT.
We have been advocating for the research and funds needed to support CIPSRT – which will directly benefit the Paramedic Community.
Twenty million dollars has been dedicated to support a new national research consortium between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment.
Budget 2018 included support for CIPSRT
Supporting Those Who Keep Our Communities Safe Every day, public safety officers put their safety at risk to protect our communities. Often, an officer’s routine exposure to traumatic events puts them at a greater risk for operational stress injuries, including post-traumaticstress injuries. In recognition of the daily sacrifices made by public safety officers across Canada, the Government is proposing measures to support research and treatment on post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety officers as well as targeted supports for federal police officers.
Support to Address Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries for Public Safety Officers There is a lack of research dedicated to understanding post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety officers. This limits our ability to effectively support those who keep us safe.
To address this knowledge gap, the Government proposes to provide $20 million over five years, beginning in 2018-19, to support a new national research consortium between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment.
This new consortium will work to address the incidence of post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety officers. 210 Chapter 4 Access to mental health supports can be particularly hard to attain for public safety officers in rural and remote areas.
The Government proposes to invest $10 million over 5 years, starting in 2018-19, for Public Safety Canada to work with the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment to develop an Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy pilot as a means of providing greater access to care and treatment for public safety officers across Canada.