Ottawa Police Peer Support
Peer support is connecting with another person who has lived experience of their own and can relate to what you are going through–this could be a divorce, a sick child, a difficult call, the list goes on. Social support is the proven foundation for success for people to find their path to health and wellness. However, Peer Support is not a replacement for professional medical or clinical care.
The Ottawa Police Peer Support program has 37 Peer Supporters including sworn members, civilian members, retirees and family members. They have experience with:
- Grief/Loss/Suicide
- Significant Incident/SIU Investigations
- PSA/Organizational Issues
- Elder Care
- Illness/Cancer
- Retirement
- Military Service
- New Recruits
- Addictions
- Mental Health
- and many other areas
For more information and to request being connected with a peer supporter, please email wellness@ottawapolice.ca and indicate what you are looking for in a peer supporter.
If you are in immediate need of assistance…
Crisis: (within Ottawa) 613-722-6914 or (outside Ottawa) 1-866-996-0991
Employee Family Assistance Program: 1-800-663-1142
External Peer Support Groups
- First Responder Family Resiliency Support Group Ottawa – Supporting, educating and resources to assist the spouses, common-law partners, families and caregivers of first responders living with PTSD. Meetings are twice a month on Wednesdays at 7pm. For further information, please contact firstresponderfamilyottawa@gmail.com
- Badge of Life Canada – Supporting Sworn and Civilian employees, including Families and Children of a member diagnosed
- Boots on the Ground – Peer Support for First Responders
- War Horse Project
- For Families: Firstresponderfamilyottawa@gmail.com
- Wings of Change – (also on Facebook) robinwright100@yahoo.ca 613-853-1443
- Peer Recovery Group – Individuals Affected by Addiction