Diversified Rehabilitation Group

09/10/2025

World Su***de Prevention Day – Sept 10 💛
Every year, more than 700,000 people die by su***de worldwide. Among first responders, the risk is even higher — studies show they are up to 1.5 times more likely to die by su***de than the general population.
Today, we stand together to break the stigma, raise awareness, and remind all — especially our frontline heroes — that help is here and hope is real. 💡
You are not alone. 💛 ***depreventionday ***de

09/07/2025

PIVOT: Your Journey to Resilience & Renewal.
Burnout, anxiety, or feeling stuck? PIVOT is a 6-week personalized program designed to help you turn from pain toward recovery and growth. 🌱
Through 10 sessions with a Clinician + 8 sessions with a Mental Health Coach, you will:
🔹 Understand the roots of stress, anxiety depression & trauma
🔹 Reframe negative thinking & strengthen problem-solving skills
🔹 Recognize your personal window of tolerance & stay balanced
🔹 Learn personalized self-regulation tools
🔹 Express emotions in healthy, constructive ways
🔹 Cultivate self-kindness & supportive connections
🔹 Develop a personalized coping plan for long-term resilience
🔹 Build healthy habits around sleep, nutrition, exercise & rest
This isn’t just about coping - it’s about thriving with calm, clarity, and confidence. 💙

Insurance coverage & direct billing is available.

Ready to PIVOT? Contact us today: https://diversifiedrehab.ca/pivot-your-journey-to-resilience-and-renewal/
info@diversifiedrehab.ca

07/02/2025

Symposium 2025: Setting the Stage – Mental Health for First Responders was an unforgettable experience. Over two transformative days, we came together to listen, learn, and lead with empathy - creating a space rooted in truth, resilience, and shared responsibility.
Set in the serene surroundings of Iremia Lodge, the event brought together presenters and participants from across the country, all united by a deep commitment to improving the mental health and well-being of those who serve.
We are profoundly grateful to our presenters, who brought authenticity, wisdom, and vulnerability to the stage. Your voices were powerful. Your stories were moving. And your leadership inspired action.
Each of you played a key role in shaping conversations that matter - and your impact will ripple far beyond these few days. Kim Nocita DustineRodier, M.O.M. PascalRodier, OStJ, MA, CEM, CHE, P*P, SAS Norm Taylor, Phil Cleroux, Steve Farina, MarkBouchard, Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh, Dr. Garry Hawryluk, Jessica Brown, Lucie Tremblay, Commodore Daniel Bouchard, Corrine Landreville, Laura Kloosterman - Badge of Life Canada.
To everyone who contributed, participated, and supported - THANK YOU 💗 This community is stronger because of you.
Big THANK YOU to Jonathan Williams for sharing your beautiful voice with us through singing and your story❤️
Let’s keep showing up, leading with heart, and setting the stage for lasting change. 💙

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06/30/2025

Speaking up for First Responders, Global TV at our Symposium talking to our incredible presenters and our Chief Mental Health Officer, Derek Sienko, who are the champions of change in mental health care ❤️

https://globalnews.ca/video/11265262/calls-grow-louder-to-support-first-responders/

Watch Calls grow louder to support first responders Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

06/09/2025

Last Chance to Register!
Symposium 2025 – Setting the Stage: Mental Health for First Responders is just around the corner - June 25 & 26, 2025 in Kelowna, BC.
We’re excited to announce another powerful panel discussion:
LEADING THE WAY: BEST PRACTICES FOR FIRST RESPONDER MENTAL HEALTH
Featuring:
• Pascal Rodier, OStJ, MA, CEM, CHE, P*P, SAS - Senior Emergency Management, Response and Continuity Leader
• Lucie Tremblay, CD, MBA - Deputy Chief (Retired)
• Kim Nocita - Director of Employee Supports and Member Benefits, RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Steve Farina - VP for the BC Professional Firefighters Association, Vice-Chair of the BCPFFA’s Mental Health Taskforce
• Corrine Landreville - Manager, Corporate Partnerships, National Police Federation
• Laura Kloosterman - Executive Director, Badge of Life Canada

This dynamic group of leaders will share insights, tools, and proven strategies to support the mental health and resilience of those who serve on the front lines.
Registration is closing soon - don’t miss your chance to be part of this important event.
Register now and help us set the stage for real change: https://ptsdrecovery.ca/annual.../annual-symposium-2025/

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06/02/2025

New blog by our Chief Mental Health Officer, Derek Sienko:
A Parent’s Grief After a Child’s Su***de.
Recently, the child of a police officer I know died by su***de. It’s hard to find words that can hold the weight of such a loss. As someone who has worked closely with first responders, I have seen many forms of pain, but this is something different. This is the most painful experience a parent can go through. I cannot imagine the level of grief, confusion, and anguish that he and his family are now facing.

Su***de loss is a grief like no other. It comes with unanswerable questions, complex emotions, and too often silent suffering. My heart goes out to this officer and his family, and to every parent who has endured this unimaginable tragedy. In writing this article, I hope to offer a measure of comfort, not only to this family but also to their friends, colleagues, and other parents navigating a similar path. May these words offer insight, compassion, and some light in the darkness of grief.

Grieving the Loss of a Child to Su***de: Understanding and Healing

Losing a child is a devastating experience, and when the loss is due to su***de, the grief is often intensified by shock, guilt, and stigma. In Canada, su***de is the second leading cause of death among youth aged 15 to 24 (Statistics Canada, 2023). Parents who lose a child to su***de face unique emotional challenges, including intense self-blame, isolation, and a search for meaning. This article explores the distinct nature of su***de grief, offers coping strategies—including those grounded in resilience theory—and identifies resources available in Canada.

The Unique Nature of Su***de Bereavement... To read more please go to:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/parents-grief-after-childs-su***de-derek-sienko-auncc

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05/30/2025

We’re incredibly proud of our Chief Mental Health Officer, Derek Sienko, who was featured on CTV Morning Television on May 29, 2025, to speak about the importance of improving mental health care for first responders.

Derek shared a powerful message: the people who show up for us in times of crisis deserve the very best in support and care. Mental health resources for first responders must be proactive, compassionate, and accessible.

It’s time we all do better — it’s time to help our helpers. 💙
https://ptsdrecovery.ca/helping-first-responders-ctv-halifax/

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CTV Halifax -  Interview with Derek Sienko, CEO of Diversified Rehabilitation Group.  Originally aired on May 29, 2025 Derek Sienko, CEO of

05/30/2025

We’re incredibly proud of our Chief Mental Health Officer, Derek Sienko, who was featured on CTV Morning Television in Halifax, on May 29, 2025, to speak about the importance of improving mental health care for first responders.

Derek shared a powerful message: the people who show up for us in times of crisis deserve the very best in support and care. Mental health resources for first responders must be proactive, compassionate, and accessible.

It’s time we all do better — it’s time to help our helpers. 💙

Badge of Life Canada Steve Farina RCMP Veterans' Association Jonathan Williams CTV Atlantic News CTV Morning Live Atlantic

The CEO of Diversified Rehabilitation Group discusses how they are sounding the alarm on inadequate care for first responders with psychological injuries.

05/30/2025

We’re incredibly proud of our Chief Mental Health Officer, Derek Sienko, who was featured on CTV Morning Television on May 29, 2025, to speak about the importance of improving mental health care for first responders.

Derek shared a powerful message: the people who show up for us in times of crisis deserve the very best in support and care. Mental health resources for first responders must be proactive, compassionate, and accessible.

It’s time we all do better — it’s time to help our helpers. 💙
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/video/2025/05/29/helping-first-responders/

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The CEO of Diversified Rehabilitation Group discusses how they are sounding the alarm on inadequate care for first responders with psychological injuries.

05/30/2025

HR folks, worker’s comp, this last one’s for you.
If you’ve been following along over the past month, you’ve probably (hopefully?) been thinking about the role you can play in taking better care of those who take care of us.

But perhaps, you’ve also been feeling a bit misunderstood. Our chief mental health officer and CEO Derek Sienko has worked in and alongside your industry for many years. And he gets it: you have policies and procedures. But while he understands the perceived limitations of your position, he also has an intimate understanding of the boundless possibilities.

We’re going to let you in on something you may not know: Long before he began caring for first responders, and long before he became an expert in return-to-work best practices, Derek was on the receiving end of treatment.

After arriving in Canada as a young man, Derek found himself working at a tubing company in Winnipeg. It was there, about a year and a half into the job, that he suffered a traumatic workplace injury. His physical injuries were identified and treated immediately. As for his psychological injuries? Well, those would take some more time.

“I was stuck in that bubble for close to four years,” Derek recalls.
Awful as that time was, it set Derek’s life on an exciting new path: helping others who are injured on the job get healthy and, whenever possible, get back to work.

If there’s one thing Derek knows, it is just how much we can accomplish when we work together — as service providers, as HR reps, as claims officers, as employers. Far too often, we work in silos. In doing so, we miss the human being standing before us.

It’s time to shift our focus.

Not sure where to start? Reach out.

We’ve been sounding the alarm for the past month. We hope you’ve heard it, and that you will carry these lessons forward.

We must show up for those who show up for us.

Special thanks to our Sounding the Alarm campaign ambassadors Steve Farina, Jonathan Williams and Badge of Life Canada executive director Laura Kloosterman, all of whom shared their experiences with hopes of taking some rocks out of someone else’s backpack.

To everyone who amplified our message, thank you.

The conversation does not end here.

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05/29/2025

Derek Sienko, our Chief Mental Health Officer talking about Helping our Helpers on CTV Morning Television in Halifax CTV Morning Live Atlantic ❤️ https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/video/2025/05/29/helping-first-responders/

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The CEO of Diversified Rehabilitation Group discusses how they are sounding the alarm on inadequate care for first responders with psychological injuries.