Benton County CISM Team

10/10/2024

Today we bring awareness that everyone deserves to care for their mental health

10/08/2024

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Help me spread the word about Benton County Critical Incident Stress Management Team. Together we can make a difference.

10/08/2024

Make sure you check all fire alarms in your home and businesses. They cannot protect if they have expired batteries!!

10/03/2024

We are looking for volunteers to serve on our team.
If you are interested, please send me a PM with contact info.

09/27/2024

09/11/2024

We honor those who lost their lives 23 years ago while serving their community in New York on this day !!

09/03/2024

September is National Su***de Prevention Month

07/25/2024

We are looking for volunteer team members who want to join us in supporting our first responders, police, firefighters, EMT's when they have been affected by the calls to help their communities.

If you are interested in becoming involved and want to learn how to get started in this great act of service. Please leave us a message as to how best to get in contact with you

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06/21/2024

From our Co-Founder, President, and PTSD Survivor:

Trauma is one of the leading challenges among emergency services personnel and substantially increases the rates of suicidality, substance use, and other co-morbid conditions, both physical and mental. When emergency services personnel are injured in the line of duty physically, whether it be from a gunshot, broken leg, caught in a fire, or poked with a needle in the back of an ambulance, they are treated as soon as possible by a host of medical professionals. However, when they experience trauma, they often feel shame, guilt, and hesitancy about coming forward and asking for help, whether it be due to their own stigma, organizational stigma, or public stigma. If we want to see a decrease in suicidality, behavioral health challenges, and physical conditions among emergency services personnel, we must stop viewing the body and mind as different entities and realize they coincide in every single aspect of our being.

06/14/2024

An Article to share with you

Trauma: Its impact Personally and Professionally
By: Rose Olmsted

Trauma: Its impact Personally and Professionally By: Rose Olmsted I have been a core volunteer for the Southeastern Minnesota CISM Team since 1989. My professional background includes an undergraduate degree in social work and corrections with a masters in community counseling. My career and persona...