Critical Incident Stress Management (click to view brochure-Adobe PDF required)

The Critical Incident Stress Management program responds to the needs of emergency personnel, organizations and individuals who are witnesses or victims of a traumatic event and need help dealing with the aftermath.  Specially trained mental health and emergency personnel provide these services.  Group and one-on-one interventions, debriefings and consultations are provided to these individuals that may be experiencing unusually strong, emotional reactions as a result of the critical incident situation.  These discussions usually last 1-4 hours and are designed to accelerate the recovery and minimize the stress of the exposed individual so there is no interference with his/her ability to function, either at the scene, or later.  Examples of situations in which the Critical Incident Stress Management team has responded include:

              · Line of duty deaths and serious injuries

              · Natural disasters

              · Death/serious injury to employee as result of operations of                    

                the organization

              · Suicide of a co-worker/friend

              · Multi-casualty incident

The Critical Incident Stress Management program is usually accessed by emergency personnel or organizations/groups.  This service is provided to organizations such as public schools, law enforcement agencies and the fire service.