Preventative Training for Mental Health (with Mark Bouchard)

<p dir="ltr">#415 Mark Bouchard</p> <p dir="ltr">Tuesday, June 6th, 2023</p> <p dir="ltr">TITLE: Preventative Training for Mental Health (with Mark Bouchard)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"> We train police and military how to overcome the challenges of being physically safe. It's time to show them tools of how to overcome the psychological impact and challenges from being in the field as an active duty officer.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Police and Military personal have a higher rate of suicide than the civilian population. Mark Bouchard (<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/eugene.hugh.5/">@MarkBouchard</a>) is currently with Canada's national police force, the RCMP. He was a SWAT operator and a medic who has developed a passion for mental health after suffering his own psychological injury back in 2015. Mark has taught dozens of mental health training sessions and spent seven years as a peer support member. His new book, Setting My Sights On Stigma: Thoughts From an Injured Mind, is an offering of information on how to navigate and heal from the psychological injuries from being on the front line. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Mark Bouchard (<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/eugene.hugh.5/">@MarkBouchard</a>) is creating a course on police culture and lethal force decisions for The First Responder Behavioral Health Institute. His new book, Setting My Sights On Stigma: Thoughts From an Injured Mind, is an offering of information on how to navigate and heal from the psychological injuries of being on the front line. Mark is a father, mental health advocate, and active duty police officer in the Canadian national force.</p> <p dir="ltr"><br /> <br /> “The reality is, everyone is different in their versions of the impact of trauma, whether it's PTSD, depression, anxiety, they'll be impacted in different ways, and different treatments can help them.” </p> <p dir="ltr">- Mark Bouchard</p> <p dir="ltr">Key Takeaways:</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"