Dr. Michelle Vincent is a Program Evaluation Specialist and Researcher for Dalton Associates, the provider of the OPP Association’s Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program. She joins guest host Carl Dalton to talk about the stigma that comes with treating the mental health of first responders. Topics include the Encompas program evaluation, the impact language has on stigma, negative self-talk, and giving a voice to stigma.

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program is available to eligible active and retired OPPA Members:

Telephone - 1-866-794-9117 (Available 24/7)

Email - [email protected] 

Website - https://www.encompascare.ca/ 

To listen to Dr. Nick Carleton’s appearance on “The Command Post” podcast, please visit https://open.spotify.com/episode/12LnvxeKBf6eweryFMPQ0Z?si=SrdWcEmETbW5b_Pj01LPPw

To access the study “Assessing the Relative Impact of Diverse Stressors among Public Safety Personnel” referenced in this episode, please visit https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339360917_Assessing_the_Relative_Impact_of_Diverse_Stressors_among_Public_Safety_Personnel

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras. Carl Dalton serves as guest host for this episode.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

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