support-groups

Hosts peer support groups for spouses, partners, adult children and friends of individuals who are experiencing OSI (Operational Stress Injury) and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and who are but are not limited to former and serving members or veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Allied Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and frontline protectors, which include municipal police services, CN police services, emergency medical services, fire protection services, wildland firefighters, hospital trauma personnel, nurses, healthcare workers, social workers, animal control officers, coroners, Indigenous emergency management, victim services personnel, emergency communications specialist, corrections officers, “volunteer” first responders, conservation officers, Aboriginal emergency services personnel, tow truck drivers who clean up accident scenes, persons who in the performance of their jobs are exposed to criminal acts of trauma like prosecutors as one example, and their spouses/partners. This demographic was chosen due to the commonality of experiences they share through the service they provide to the country and community.