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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:

Published:
  • March 29, 2019