The Current29:36Growing PTSD crisis among Canada's first responders - Feb 5, 2015

Growing PTSD crisis among Canada's first responders - Feb 5, 2015

10 years ago
Radio
Duration 29:36

First responders are facing an emergency of their own. They're suffering a quiet epidemic of PTSD. Today, three first responders living with PTSD share their stories. * Note this interview contains graphic and disturbing details. *

Growing PTSD crisis among Canada's first responders - Feb 5, 2015

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