PTSD awareness lip-sync videos go viral
Vernon Morning StarJul 26, 2018
In April, the B.C. government announced changes to labour laws that will give first responders and other front-line workers more access to services and compensation for disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
It has been reported that at least 52 first responders committed suicide in
This particular lip sync battle, which is roughly based on
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It recently caught wind in Lumby with local paramedics posting a video of their own and challenging the fire department and the RCMP to also take part and spread awareness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmzJ7tEfqtg
PTSD is an issue that disproportionately affects paramedics, who are usually first to respond to incidents.
This competition comes at an opportune time in B.C.
The NDP government recently introduced changes to the Workers Compensation Act in April that designate PTSD and specific mental disorders as "presumptive conditions" that are linked to specific kinds of jobs. This would apply to firefighters, police officers, paramedics, sheriffs and correctional officers. This fun, new challenge has now pushed them — and this issue — to the forefront of public consciousness once again.
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