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Featured Story – G. Connors

Written by Dawn Stilwell G. Connors spent his entire career in Emergency Medical Services, working as a paramedic. As you can imagine, this kind of work has its share of traumatic experiences for the first responders who attend suicides, horrific accidents and more. Over time, G’s mental health began to suffer and he was eventually diagnosed with PTSD, which was attributable to his experiences on the job. During his tenure in EMS, G and others would ask for debriefings where first responders could open up and share about what they experienced during traumatic calls they attended. Various agencies and services...Read More

WELCOME TO NO ONE STANDS ALONE

Debb Pitel is the owner of Western Boot Corral in Petrolia and is also the author of I'm Still Your Mom, her poignant memoir about her struggle to find mental health help and resources for her son, whom she ultimately lost to suicide. In the years since that time, Debb has become a vocal and staunch supporter of mental health, fundraising for many agencies that support the community with resources and programs for people in a mental health crisis situation. It has been Debb's vision for some time to see a booklet created that contained 'first contact' information for those...Read More