Reading & Resources
Session 6 Resource

Learn more about the Before Operational Stress (BOS) program:
Session 3 Additional Reading and Resources

DESC model: Asserting Yourself-Updated Edition: A Practical Guide for Positive Change
Reflective listening: Handout from Neil Katz & Kevin McNulty
Active listening: How to practice active listening
Session 2 Resources: Defining Trauma

Traumatic Events, Mental Health Knowledge, PTSD Among Public Safety Personnel

FD/FR Family: Functional Disconnection and Reconnection in Public Safety Personnel Families
Duffy, H. A., McElheran, M. Stelnicki, A. M., & Schwartz, K. D. (2024).
Functional Disconnection and Reconnection:
An Alternative Strategy to Stoicism in Public Safety Personnel
McElheran, M. & Stelnicki, A. M. (2021).
Emergency Medicine’s Original Sin:
The Misperception that Paramedics are Merely Ambulance Drivers is Everyone’s Problem
Renault, M. (2021).
Examining Mental Health Knowledge, Stigma, and Service Use Intentions Among Public Safety Personnel
Krakauer, R. L., Stelnicki, A. M., & Carleton, N. R. (2020).
The Cross-Cultural Validity Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:
Implications for DSM-5
Devon E Hinton, D. E., & Lewis-Fernández, R. (2020).
Exposures to Potentially Traumatic Events Among Public Safety Personnel in Canada
Carleton, N. R., Afifi, T. O., Taillieu, T. L., & Turner, S. (2018).
Canadian Armed Forces Veteran’s Mental Health

Family Members of Veterans With Mental Health Problems: Seeking, finding, and accessing informal and formal supports during the military-to-civilian transition
Schwartz, K., Norris, D., Cramm, H., Tam-Seto, L., & Mahar, A. (2021).
Impact of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans’ Mental Health Problems on the Family During the Military to Civilian Transition
Cramm, H., Norris, D., Schwartz, K., Tam-Seto, L., Williams, A., & Mahar, A. (2020).
Review of Mental Health Support for Veteran Families:
A Demographic Survey Using the 2016 Life After Service Survey
Schwartz, K. (2017).
Road To Mental Readiness, and Before Operational Stress Programs

The Road to Mental Readiness for First Responders: A Meta-Analysis of Program Outcomes
Dobson, K. S., Knaak, S., & Szeto, A. (2020).
Stigma, Pluralistic Ignorance, and Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services Among Police Officers
Karaffa, K. M., & Koch, J. M. (2015).
Family Support, Including Family In Programming

Cognitive-behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD Improves Various PTSD Symptoms and Trauma-related Cognitions:
Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Macdonald, A., Pukay-Martin, N. D., Wagner, A. C., Fredman, S. J., Monson, C. M. (2015).
Participants’ Perceived Benefits of Family Intervention Following a First Episode of Psychosis:
A Qualitative Study
Nilsen, L., Frich, J. C., Friis, S., Norheim, I., & Røssberg, J., I. (2014).
Outcomes of Participation in the REACH Multifamily Group Program for Veterans with PTSD and their Families
Fischer, E. P., Sherman, M. D., Han, X., & Owen, R. R., Jr. (2013).