Famous People with PTSD, Did you know?

Hollywood:

Ariana Grande Shia LaBeouf Mick Jagger Monica Seles Charlize Theron Clint Malarchuk

Canadian soldiers open about their PTSD:

Romeo Dallaire https://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/inside-romeo-dallaires-brutally-revealing-new-memoir/

Stéphane Grenier https://stephanegrenier.com/

https://globalnews.ca/invisible-wounds/1203097/invisible-wounds-master-corporal-jonathan-woolvett/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/sheldon-roberts-ptsd-1.4597443

Canadian First Responders open about their PTSD:

Nick Hennink https://pscs.ca/news/item/508-congratulations-to-nicholas-hennink-2020-pac-paramedic-of-the-year

Natalie Harris https://globalnews.ca/news/1782846/live-chat-first-responders-and-ptsd/

Up to 32% of Canadians in high-risk groups such as military, police and paramedics will suffer from PTSD in their lifetimes. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/families-of-military-and-first-responders-living-with-post-traumatic-stress-pts-often-struggle-without-enough-support-817939532.html

We at OSI-CAN do not see PTSD or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a Disorder, we see it as an Injury you can recover from.If you are suffering from the symptoms of an Occupational or Operational Stress Injury, then a PTSD or PTSI diagnosis is not required to get our help.

Our mission is to inspire hope and contribute to the continuous well-being and recovery process of Veterans and Front Line Protectors across Canada.

We seek to empower and encourage them to strive for recovery through peer and professional support while creating greater public awareness.

The target demographic of OSI-CAN are but are not limited to: former and serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces, Allied Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Frontline Protectors --- which include Municipal Police Services, CN Police Services, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Protection Services, Wildland Firefighters, Hospital Trauma personnel, Nurses, healthcare Workers, Social Workers, Animal Control Officers, Coroners, Indigenous Emergency Management, Victim Services Personnel, Emergency Communications Specialist, Corrections Officers, “Volunteer” First Responders, Conservation Officers, Aboriginal Emergency Services personnel, Tow Truck drivers who clean up accident scenes and their spouses/partners. This demographic was chosen due to the commonality of experiences they share through the service they provide to the country and community. We have a special interest and support volunteer first responders as they are not eligible for programs such as Workers' Compensation.