A Pocket Guide for Peer-Support Team Members of First Responders and Helping Professionals: The Art and Science of Trauma-Responsive Care and Compassion-Focused Engagements

My sincere desire is that this peer-support pocket guidebook contributes to a broader conversation about trauma, mental well-being, and resilience. Ideally, it will help spark a shift in thinking that de-stigmatizes mental-health challenges such as vicarious trauma, PTSD, and cumulative stress. I hope this resource serves as a catalyst for promoting post-traumatic growth and enhancing resilience among first responders and helping professionals.

Providing trauma-responsive and compassion-focu...