Kitchener Fire
Peer Support (CISM) Team
Response Team
(Members that are actively involved in crisis intervention, will facilitate “Peer to Peer” contact and Defusing)
Todd Chinnick
(Coordinator)
Paul Koenig
Rob Tilt
Sarah Deter
Will Reynolds
Brandon Dechert
Josh Bohnen
Dan Martin
Lauren Baechler
Jeff Wilson
Bev Bradley
Jody Rank
Dan Fogal
John Stone
Bengt Nyman
Mike Sward
Eric Gillard
Mark Bye
Tanner Nivins
To notify the RESPONSE TEAM follow the link and fill out the form provided. This form will be sent to the entire Response Team: Click Here
KFD Network: Possible list of resources that members may contact.
Homewood Health
1 800 663-1142
www.homeweb.ca
(Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), benefit for City of Kitchener employees and their family)
Crisis and general support line (no charge)
1 866 585-0445
Breakwater Institute
519 884-6226
(Psychologists in Cambridge that specialize in support for First Responders)
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Boots on the Ground
(no charge)
1 833 677-2668
www.bootsontheground.ca
(Confidential Peer Support hotline supported by First Responders, operates 24/7)
Kids Help Phone
(no charge)
1 800 668-6868
www.kidshelpphone.ca
(24/7 phone counselling, up to the age of 29, text and messenger available on website)
“Good2talk”
(no charge)
1 866 925-5454
https://good2talk.ca/
(Confidential support services for post-secondary students, text available)
Canadian Mental Health Association
(no charge)
1 844 437-3247
(Crisis (Distress) Center – Waterloo Wellington – Here 24/7)
Crisis Services Canada
(no charge)
1 833 456-4566
https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/
(Suicide prevention service, available 24/7/365)
WSIB Ontario
https://www.wsib.ca/en/community-mental-health-network-psychologist-directory
This directory lists all psychologists and psychological associates who are registered with the WSIB Community
Mental Health Network. These psychologists and psychological associates provide care through the Community
Mental Health Program.
Critical Incident Stress References
Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council: www.wrspc.ca
Boots on the Ground: www.bootsontheground.ca
BC First Responders resource site: www.bcfirstrespondersmentalhealth.com/
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH): www.camh.ca
A toolkit for addressing youth suicide in your community: www.togethertolive.ca
Kids Help Phone: www.kidshelpphone.ca
Wounded Warriors: www.woundedwarriors.ca
Badge of Life: www.badgeoflifecanada.org/
PTSD Resource Toolkit: www.firstrespondersfirst.ca
Significant other support: www.firefighterwife.com
First Responders Mental Health Awareness: www.ivegotyourback911.com
Canadian Mental Health Association: www.cmha.ca
Suicide Prevention: http://suicideprevention.ca
List of distress centers: http://www.dcontario.org/centres.html
Mental Health Commission Canada: http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/
What is box breathing?
Tactical breathing video with Mark Devine
Guided Breathing Mantra (5 – 5 – 5 – 5) Pranayama Yoga Breathing Exercise
https://youtu.be/L7CyYBlWbkk
Mobile Apps: these apps can be loaded directly from your phone or follow the links from a desktop.
Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR): The Road to Mental Readiness mobile app is a training tool developed to improve short-term performance and long-term mental health goals, while providing tools and resources required to manage and support CAF members, family members and the general public.
http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/stay-connected/mobile-apps.page
OSI Connect: OSI Connect is a free mental health learning and self-management mobile app developed to help OSI patients and their families understand the nature of operational stress injuries (OSIs) and to provide help through the OSI Clinic Network across Canada. (Android, Apple, Blackberry)
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/stay-connected/mobile-app/osi-connect
PTSD Coach Canada: This app provides users with education about PTSD, information about professional care, a self-assessment for PTSD, opportunities to find support, and tools that can help users manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD. (Android and Apple) http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/stay-connected/mobile-app/ptsd-coach-canada
Mindfulness Coach: Mindfulness Coach was developed for people who may be experiencing emotional distress and for those wanting to maintain healthy coping practices. (Apple only)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindfulness-coach/id804284729
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.mindfulnesscoach&hl=en
CBT-I Coach: CBT-i Coach is for people engaged in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-i) with a health provider, or those who have experienced symptoms of insomnia and would like to improve
their sleep habits. The app guides users through the process of learning about sleep, developing positive sleep routines and improving their sleep environments. (Android, Apple)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cbt-i-coach/id655918660?mt=8
https://mobile.va.gov/app/cbt-i-coach
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR):
https://www.amazon.com/EyeMove-2-EMDR-Trauma-Therapy/dp/B00JRFZPVS
Stress and the Firefighter: an Overview of Critical Incident Stress
- Awareness Level Training for Entry Level Firefighters
