The City of Philadelphia wants to help its frontline workers better deal with trauma [generocity.org]

Leslie Lieberman 2/1/196:00 PM

A PGW worker is killed by an explosion in 2016 and his coworkers are still dealing with the emotional toll more than two years later.

A longtime school nurse calls it quits when the school police officer who broke up fights between students has a heart attack and dies.

A parole officer tries to deal with the personal emotional toll when one of his parolees commits a rape and a murder.

These are a few of the tales of secondary traumatic stress — the stress that results from indirect exposure to firsthand accounts of a traumatic events and is severe enough to hinder a sufferer’s personal and professional performance. Because they deal daily with those in crisis, many city workers, including firefighters, paramedics, correctional officers, social workers, mental health workers and teachers, pay a high personal cost to their emotional and mental wellbeing.

Read the full story by Lynette Hazelton here

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Sylvia YoungMember

As a nurse for 30 years , I have felt the affects of secondary stress. I am very thankful that this area is being studied and hopeful that all professionals who encounter secondary stress will be understood, embraced and assisted to deal with the effects.

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A PGW worker is killed by an explosion in 2016 and his coworkers are still dealing with the emotional toll more than two years later.

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