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Paramedics wheel a patient into the emergency department at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto in 2021. The public safety sector includes correctional workers, communicators and dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics and police. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

July 20, 2026

Mental health programs alone won’t fix psychological injury among public safety workers

Megan Edgelow, Queen's University, Ontario

Public safety workers face rising rates of psychological injury and suicide. Research suggests employers are focusing on the wrong solutions.

As COVID-19 public health measures begin to relax, reflecting on routines and their value is useful when moving toward a ‘new normal.’ (Shutterstock)

March 15, 2022

What you do every day matters: The power of routines

Megan Edgelow, Queen's University, Ontario

Routines can be powerful tools to help people build a ‘new normal’ as pandemic restrictions lift. Routines can support creativity, boost health and provide meaningful activities and opportunities.

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