There are dozens of programs purported to support PSP mental health, most focusing on increasing knowledge, reducing stigma, and increasing help-seeking behaviors, but almost none have peer-reviewed research regarding effectiveness. There are increasing commitments and efforts to provide evidence-based supports for PSP mental health, but the available evidence regarding what will render the strongest effects remains sparse. Many PSP report suicidal behaviours during the past-year (i.e., ideation, planning, attempts ) or during their lifetimes (i.e., ideation, planning, attempts ). Nearly half (i.e., 44.5%) of PSP screen positive for one or more posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSI e.g., major depressive disorder, panic disorder) at any given time. PSP report extremely frequent and severe exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs), often reporting more than 11 exposures to each different type of PPTE. Public safety personnel (PSP ) include diverse professionals (e.g., border services personnel, correctional workers, firefighters, operational and intelligence personnel, paramedics, police, public safety communicators, search and rescue personnel). The subsequent PSP PTSI Study results are expected to benefit the mental health of all participants and, ultimately, all PSP. Registered 1 September 2022-Retrospectively registered. Registered 7 March 2022-Prospectively registered. The current protocol paper provides details to inform and support translation of the PSP PTSI Study results as well as informing and supporting replication efforts by other researchers. The PSP PTSI Study is an opportunity to implement, test, and improve a set of evidence-based tools and training as part of an evidence-informed solution to protect PSP mental health. The current protocol paper also describes participant recruitment and developments to date. The assessments include clinical interviews, self-report surveys including brief daily and monthly assessments, and daily biometric data. Participants are assessed pre- and post-training, and then at a follow-up 1-year after training. Specifically, the PSP PTSI Study will: (1) adapt, implement, and assess the impact of a system for ongoing (i.e., annual, monthly, daily) evidence-based assessments (2) evaluate associations between demographic variables and PTSI (3) longitudinally assess individual differences associated with PTSI and, (4) assess the impact of providing diverse PSP with a tailored version of the Emotional Resilience Skills Training originally developed for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in mitigating PTSIs based on the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders. The current protocol paper describes the PSP PTSI Study (i.e., design, measures, materials, hypotheses, planned analyses, expected implications, and limitations), which was originally designed to evaluate an evidence-informed, proactive system of mental health assessment and training among Royal Canadian Mounted Police for delivery among diverse PSP (i.e., firefighters, municipal police, paramedics, public safety communicators). Such events contribute to substantial and growing challenges from posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSIs), including but not limited to posttraumatic stress disorder. Public safety personnel (PSP e.g., border services personnel, correctional workers, firefighters, paramedics, police, public safety communicators) are frequently exposed to potentially psychologically traumatic events. Assessing the impact of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) protocol and Emotional Resilience Skills Training (ERST) among diverse public safety personnel
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