In This Together: Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support for First Responders

Former Correctional Officer Pattie Atwell enjoyed a fulfilling 10-year career at a Women’s Correctional Centre in Headingly, MB, but an occupational stress injury in 2017 sent her into a slow spiral with unexpected consequences she couldn’t have foreseen until it was too late. “I didn’t have any idea that I was getting sick,” says Atwell.…