This page is **dedicated to the courageous men and women** who serve our communities daily as **first responders**. We genuinely appreciate your unwavering dedication, deep passion, and remarkable tenacity to protect the neighborhoods and the people that live within them. Often, **this essential service comes with a personal cost** that affects not only the first responder but **also** their **families and friends** who support them. We sincerely hope that you might **find the necessary support and resources** needed to ease some of the burdens that this demanding profession asks you to carry, allowing you to **continue your important work with resilience.**

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First Responder Peer Champion Training - Free

**Expand** your **Understanding** of the **8 Wellness Domains** and how to **build** a **Wellness Shield** to create the conditions that promote **healthy behaviours** and encourage healthy habits in all aspects of a Champion’s life and the lives that you as the Champion brings within your circle.
**Expand** your **Understanding** of the **8 Wellness Domains** and how to **build** a **Wellness Shield t**o create the conditions that promote **healthy behaviours** and encourage healthy habits in all aspects of a Champion’s life and the lives that you as the Champion brings within your circle. The **First Responders Champion’s** - Family and Friends Addition **training** highlights some valuable **information** and **strategies** that promote a **culture of wellness**, a deepened understanding of the **impacts on First Responders' family and friends** based on their daily workplace role and how to **build resilience** through **creating Family and Friends' Peer Support Groups** within your **communities**. These practices will pay special attention to the uniqueness of **rural living** including; access to services, rural culture and life style as it pertains to mental health and wellbeing.

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Anonymous Peer Support for First Responders by First Responders in Alberta

First Responders and Military Members, at times face traumas that are difficult for the general public to comprehend, though the public tries their best to empathize. We find that at times, even amongst our own colleagues with whom we work alongside, it may be difficult to express our inner emotions because it may be hard to talk about “work”.

This is why Boots On The Ground (BOTG) was established. BOTG provides First Responders and Military Members with an anonymous helpline wherein they can receive anonymous trained peer support from people who have “been there”, people who walk in their shoes.

CALL ANYTIME: 1-866-724-2684

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