Laura Teeple

Literature Review Abstract Conclusion

• Between 7 – 32% of all first
• This proposal is for a literature review exploring the
responders have PTSD, more are • Utilizing empirical, integrated approaches that
just at or below the threshold of traumas and challenges facing law enforcement and consider the whole person throughout the
meeting PTSD Diagnosis criteria.
• Firefighters and Law Enforcement the first responder community; the pros and cons of therapeutic process; methods for

Officers are more likely to die by
suicide then a line of duty death.
• Integrated Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy methods and activities
will help First Responders regain a
sense of self, and, their humanity.
• The literature will show the need for increased
• Increased use of holistic, multi-
pronged approaches depending on
individual and cultural differences.
reconnection and grounding with families;
the insular community that encompasses them; the
reestablishing familial relationships;
toll on families and relationships; and, on personal
establishing effective coping mechanisms; and,
identity.
the ability to make and maintain boundaries
helping them deal with the innumerable
psychological support and treatment for a variety of events that occur throughout their careers.
psychological issues such as Post-Traumatic Stress, • To help create greater organizational

awareness and support of the importance of

Depression, Suicide prevention and awareness,
mental health, peer support programs,
Substance Use Disorders, and relationship/family
employee assistance programs and the ability
issues.
for first responders to perform their jobs and

remain safe from service-related experiences,

including the pressures from within the

Methodology organization, community and general public

• Literature Review
References • Research peer reviewed literature already discussing the prevalence of First Responder Mental health
https://www.nami.org/find-support/law-enforcement- issues and treatment modalities
officers
Fighting Police Trauma: Practical Approaches to Addressing
• Evaluate differing theories, methodological data collection and discussions on the direction of First
Psychological Needs of Officers Responder Mental health crisis
Konstantinos Papazoglou, Brooke McQuerrey Tuttle, First • Organize data into a cohesive explanation of the need for paradigm shifts in stigma associated with
Published August 22, 2018 Research Article
https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018794794 mental health
https://bluehelp.org/service/statistics/ • Propose multiple treatment modalities based on the existing literature
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