Director Research Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
The RCMP PTSD Study was launched in 2019 and began establishing baseline data (psychological and physiological). The first group of 480 participants are active police officers, and we will be recruiting into the second group until mid-2024. Differences between cadets who participate and do not participate will be discussed, as well as changes to mental health over the course of a police training program and initial results from the field will be presented. The initial results of this study are very encouraging and also dispel some myths concerning the mental health of new cadets.
