Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Alberta Frontline Shelter Workers
Their research revealed that 33% of workers in the homeless serving sector experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Athabasca University researcher, Dr. Annette Lane, and University of Calgary researcher, Dr. Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff recently contributed “Traumatic Stress in Workers within the Homeless Serving Sector: The Impact of Organizational Factors,” to Multidisciplinary Approaches to Post Traumatic Stress: Causes, Consequences and Responses (currently in press).
These findings are significant, especially considering previous data cited in this research indicated that ten to 17 % of police officers, firefighters and nurses said they felt PTSD symptoms.
A variety of perspectives on their research was covered in a number of media reports. Read more on this coverage here:
- Andrew Jeffrey, “Homeless Shelter Workers across Alberta Struggling with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, study finds,” The Star Calgary, March 27, 2019.
- CTV Edmonton, “PTSD High Among Homeless Shelter Staff,” CTV News Edmonton, March 27, 2019.
- Ryan Rumbolt, “A Third of Homeless Shelter Workers Struggle with PTSD, ‘Compassion Fatigue’: Study,” Calgary Herald, March 27, 2019.