Rob Leathen – Leathen Educational Services

2024-06-27

ECHO PSP Project – Panelist

I represented the fire service and firefighters as one of three first responder panelists for the ECHO Public Safety Personnel (PSP) and ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) session held today. The panel first responders answered questions put to us for a group of about 62 clinicians (therapists, social workers, psychologists) to help in providing…
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2024-06-01

CBC News Interview Re:StatsCan Statistics

I had the opportunity to be interviewed for a segment broadcast on CBC’s The National about PTSD, recent StatsCan statistics about trauma and car accidents. **Note ** I had to screen record to be able to get the video for posting since FB blocks all Canadian news content.
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2024-03-29

Northumberland Mutual Aid Presentation

Had a great night last night surrounded by community minded and extremely dedicated group of firefighters at the Northumberland County Mutual Aid meeting. I was invited to give a presentation on PTSD, the realities of it, the signs and symptoms and most importantly provide hope that being diagnosed with an OSI is not a life…
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2024-02-15

Podcast Interview – Just Us on Justice and Other Things

I had a great conversation with Scott and Dan Jones about all things first responder mental health, suicide and post traumatic growth.
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2023-12-27

CBC Metro Morning Interview about 1st Responder Mental Health and Boots On The Ground

I had the opportunity to chat with David Common from CBC Metro Morning 99.1 about this time of year and some of the struggles that 1st responders experience. I also talked a little bit about my own mental health journey and how Boots On The Ground helps struggling 1st responders.
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2023-11-04

8th Annual Invisible Wounds National Mental Wellness Conference for First Responders and Clinicians

I had the opportunity to be one of the guest speakers. I spoke on what I did that helped lead to my success in battling PTSD and what I did to help transition to retirement with and OSI. I also donated one of my limited edition art pieces as a fundraiser raising almost $600.00
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2023-08-28

Beneath The Helmet Podcast: Overcoming PTSD and Promoting Mental Health: A First Responders Journey to Resilience

I had the opportunity to chat with Arjuna George, retired fire chief and host of the podcast about my battle with PTSD including my suicide attempt and what I did to recover to the point of living a rich and fufilling life helping other first responder through mental health education, advocacy and peer support.
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2023-08-16

Above Ground Podcast: The Ketamine Diaries

I was invited back to the podcast to talk about my experience with Ketamine therapy and the insights I received that helped me live a rich and fufilling life after a journey with PTSD/Depression.
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2023-07-04

Hummingbird Therapy Clinic

I was invited by the clinical director to speak to a group of therapists starting to provide clinical services to 1st responders. I talked about my own mental health journey, raised their cultural awareness of the fire service. I also provided some ideas about how to utilize aspects of the fire service culture to assist…
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2023-06-01

Building A Safer and Healthier Public Safety Personnel Community Seminar

I was invited to be one of three keynote speakers discussing various topics relating the 1st responder mental health within the Township of South Stormont and neighboring municipalities. My presentation was:
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