>CIPSRT, in partnership with the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), has established a consortium to fund and mobilize research for PSP groups and organizations. CIPSRT’s mandate also includes establishing and maintaining a network of researchers, post-doctoral fellows, and students working in the field of PSP mental health research. By bringing together the best minds in the field and promoting the development of new experts, CIPSRT can help expand the research on PSP mental health.
>CIPSRT is currently leading a national plan to bring the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) training program to PSP sectors across Canada. The current program includes Train the trainer and Master Trainer courses that will allow trained PSP to offer the basic R2MR training to other PSP.
>KT/KM at CIPSRT will advance our goal by creating and sharing information, resources, tools, policies, and products, and implementing supports based on evidence-informed best practices. CIPSRT will bring the research conducted in the field of PSP mental health to the audiences best placed to move that knowledge into action.
>As part of the Government of Canada’s National Action Plan on Posttraumatic Stress Injuries, PSPNET is offering and evaluating Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy, also known as ICBT, specifically tailored for current and former Public Safety Personnel (PSP), including border security agents, correctional workers, call centre operators/dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, and police. Our ICBT program is 8 weeks long and offered with optional weekly therapist support. Support can be extended up to 16 weeks. The courses are designed to improve depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress injuries. PSPNET is based at the University of Regina as part of the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) and led by Dr. Heather Hadjistavropoulos, one of Canada’s leading scholars on ICBT.