Listen "Matt Pegg on Warrior Health: Bridging the Mental Health Gap for First Responders"
Episode Synopsis
Matt Pegg, COO of Warrior Health and retired fire chief, discusses the organization's origins and goals. Warrior Health emerged from Wounded Warriors Canada and aims to provide comprehensive mental health support and resilience training to public safety personnel and their families across Ontario. Pegg highlights the province's financial commitment and the program's unique inclusion of family support as crucial elements. He expresses hope that this model can expand interprovincially, emphasizing the importance of the program's independent evaluation and evidence-based approach. This episode is brought to you by VFIS of Canada. A division of CVIS incorporated , Canada’s largest insurer of firefighters since 1991.
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