Paramedics get new resiliency training due to overdose crisis

The CBC referenced Langara's Strategic Resilience for First Responders Program in a recent article addressing the province-wide need for resiliency training in the wake of the fentanyl crisis. The news outlet spoke with program coordinator, Ruth Lamb about the benefits of having techniques to relax the body during traumatic events in the field. 

(Excerpt): "The growing demand to help these front-line workers has led to programs outside the workplace too, including Langara College's Strategic Resilience for First Responders, which is now being licensed by colleges in Nova Scotia and the University of New Brunswick."

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