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McGill University – Self-Care Research Study – Law Enforcement Personnel I am PhD student in counselling psychology at McGill University. Thank you for taking the time to consider participating in my study on self-care in Canadian law enforcement communities, which will contribute to my dissertation. This short letter is to provide you will some brief…

Dear Friends, I write to you and thank those who have already signed up for the second annual Simon Fraser Warrior Golf Tournament which will be held on September 19th at Devil’s Paintbrush, a magnificent links-style course which is a top 100 in the world property. We are privileged to be able to play at…

On the anniversary of a traumatic event, some first responders can have an increase in distress, obsessive thoughts and feelings of helplessness, loneliness, along with overwhelming shame and/or guilt.  Such reactions, can range from feeling mildly upset for a day or two to a more extreme reaction with more severe mental health or medical symptoms…

On Saturday August 18, 2018, Kevin Guest, a retired member of the Toronto Police Service, sponsored and fundraised for our charitable organization, Badge of Life Canada / Insigne de vie Canada by hosting his own 8-hour walk, “Shift the Stigma”. Kevin walked for 8-hrs with support from his family and friends in support of his own mental…

One of our directors at Badge of Life Canada / Insigne de vie Canada, Dr. Katy Kamkar, recently talked about the affect Operational Stress Injuries (OSI) have on our cops. She pointed out that it is especially true when a colleague is killed in the line of duty as what happened in Fredericton last week.…

Ride-along: The most vital part of a police chaplain’s ministry offering a window into the nature of police work. A law enforcement chaplain is a member of the clergy with a passionate interest for pastoral care in the challenging world of law enforcement. Such care is openly offered to all members of the service regardless…

“I’m givin’ her everything she’s got, Captain!” (Star Trek, 2009, Montgomery Scott) Or are we? Somewhere in Canada, first responders respond to a scene finding a colleague who has died from suicide. Somewhere right now a police officer, 911 communicator, corrections officer, firefighter, paramedic, nurse, doctor, and other first responders will be dealing with their…

The last 10 months have been quite exciting for all involved with Badge of Life Canada / Insigne de vie Canada.  With the assistance of licensed therapists, Chaplains and positive lived experience peers we have delivered more than 300 hours of life changing self-care, resiliency building and suicide prevention information to 100 first responders for free to…

Find Your Tribe Badge of Life Canada / Insigne de vie Canada often talks about the term #FindYourTribe. Who’s in your Tribe? What does the term actually mean? Your Tribe can be anyone you are truly connected with, like your family, such as parents, siblings, your own children, spouse, partner, loved ones.   Your Tribe…