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    Mental health disorder symptom changes among public safety personnel after emotional resilience skills training.
    (Elsevier Inc., 2025-02-05) Carleton, R N; Sauer-Zavala, S; Teckchandani, T A; Maguire, K Q; Jamshidi, L; Shields, R E; Afifi, T O; Nisbet, J; Andrews, K L; Stewart, S H; Fletcher, A J; Martin, R; MacPhee, R S; MacDermid, J C; Keane, T M; Brunet, A; McCarron, M; Lix, L M; Jones, N A; Krätzig, G P; Neary, J P; Anderson, G; Ricciardelli, R; Cramm, H; Sareen, J; Asmundson, G J G
    Public safety personnel (PSP) are frequently exposed to psychologically traumatic events. The exposures potentiate posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSIs), including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Protocol was designed to mitigate PTSIs using ongoing monitoring and PSP-delivered Emotional Resilience Skills Training (ERST) based on the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders. The current study pilot-tested ERST effectiveness among diverse PSP.
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    Supplemental Tables and References for, “The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Study: Protocol for a Prospective Investigation of Mental Health Risk and Resilience Factors”
    (Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice, 2022-04-11) Carleton, R. N.; Krätzig, G. P.; Sauer-Zavala, S; Neary, J. P.; Lix, L .M.; Fletcher, A. J.; Afifi, T. O.; Brunet, A.; Martin, R.; Hamelin, K. S.; Teckchandani, T. A.; Jamshidi, L.; Maguire, K. Q.; Gerhard, D.; McCarron, M.; Hoeber, O.; Jones, N. A.; Stewart, S. H.; Keane, T. M.; Sareen, J.; Dobson, K.; Asmundson, G. J. G.
    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), like all public safety personnel (PSP), are frequently exposed to potentially psychologically traumatic events that contribute to posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSIs). Addressing PTSI is impeded by the limited available research. In this protocol paper, we describe the RCMP Study, part of the concerted efforts by the RCMP to reduce PTSI by improving access to evidence-based assessments, treatments and training, as well as participant recruitment and RCMP Study developments to date. The RCMP Study has been designed to (1) develop, deploy and assess the impact of a system for ongoing annual, monthly and daily evidence-based assessments; (2) evaluate associations between demographic variables and PTSI; (3) longitudinally assess individual differences associated with PTSI; (4) augment the RCMP Cadet Training Program with skills to proactively mitigate PTSI; and (5) assess the impact of the augmented training condition (ATC) versus the standard training condition (STC). Participants in the STC (n = 480) and ATC (n = 480) are assessed before and after training and annually for 5 years on their deployment date; they also complete brief monthly and daily surveys. The RCMP Study results are expected to benefit the mental health of all participants, RCMP and PSP by reducing PTSI among all who serve.