Living with PTSD as a prison officer
Episode description
Jason Tremblay has worked as a prison officer in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, however he has been off work for several years having been diagnosed with PTSD. He shares his story of becoming a prison officer and some of the events he has experienced which he thinks has contributed to his PTSD. He also tells us about how difficult it can be to live with PTSD. Jason tells us about the River Valley Resilience Retreat (RVRR) he attends in Saskatchewan. RVRR is a place where public safety personnel who are finding it difficult to cope can go to rest and recharge among their peers. You can find out more about it here.
To learn a little bit more about PTSD you can read this factsheet from the Mental Health Foundation or this one from Mind.
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