Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforces

Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforces: We addressed four Key Questions (KQs) related to: incidence, prevalence, and severity of mental health and occupational stress issues (KQ1); benefits and harms of interventions to promote resistance and resilience regarding these issues (KQ2); contextual and implementation factors of studies with effective EMS and telecommunicator workforces practices to prevent, recognize, and treat mental health and occupational stress issues (KQ3); and future research that is needed to close existing gaps regarding prevention, recognition, and treatment of mental health issues and occupational stress issues in the EMS and telecommunicator workforces (KQ4). AHRQ EPC Grand Round: Workplace Safety and Wellbeing Join a virtual session of the AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program Grand Rounds. The series highlights the work of the EPC Program, which promotes and facilitates the use of evidence in health care decisions. Presenters include EPC report authors, along with industry experts, who will weigh in on gaps in the evidence and implications for the field. The session on January 20, from 1 p.m.—3 p.m. ET will focus on the following four EPC reports about workplace safety and wellbeing, with the goal of expanding awareness and implementation of their findings. https://cma.ahrq.gov/cma/welcome.jsp?code=workplacesafetyandwellbeing