SELF HELP TOOLS
SELFASSESSMENTS
ALCOHOL HELP
CENTER CHECK YOUR
DRINKING SURVEY
Offering a starting place
to responder to consider whether drinking has become an issue
MOOD CHECKLIST
A tool created by
Workplace Strategies for
Mental Health to help
pinpoint issues related
to mood
AFIREFIGHTER/EMT
SUICIDE SCREENING
An online self-assessment
tool to help firefighters and
EMT personnel quickly
pinpoint mental health
concerns
PTSD SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ
This short online self-
assessment helps trauma survivors recognize the
signs of PTSD
HERE TO HELP ONLINE SCREENINGS
Anonymous self-assessment
tools for issues including depression, anxiety and
risking drinking
PTSD TEST
A tool from Mental
Health America to guide responders in self-assessing possible PTSD signs
SCREENING TOOLS
from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – Offering various tools to help responders and clinicians assess mental and emotional health concern
WORK-LIFE BALANCE QUIZ
A tool created by the
Canadian Mental Health Association to aid in assessing issues between work and
home life
TRAUMA SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE
A starting-point
questionnaire from the
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
CENTER FOR MINDFULNESS IN PUBLIC SAFETY
Mindfulness-based wellness and resiliency professional development training for law enforcement, responders, corrections, reentry and treatment professionals.
UPTODATE BASIC
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION QUESTIONNAIRE
To help guide responders in assessing the frequency and impact of alcohol consumption
TCODE 9 S.H.A.R.E. MEDITATIONS
An audio guided meditation series for responders, including end-of-shift reset, deep sleep and gratitude
WELL-BEING CHECKLIST
An online tool from Workplace Strategies for Mental Health to help responders check in with themselves mentally and emotionally
MINDFUL BADGE INITIATIVE
A training resource to help responders cultivate resiliency, awareness and humanity
MINDFULNESS AUDIO COURSE
Audio-based trainings from the University of Pennsylvania to support various aspects of meditation and mindfulnes
HEALTH, SAFETY AND RESILIENCE FOR RESPONDERS
Multifaceted advice from
the U.S. Department of Labor on cultivating responder resiliency
TRAUMATIC INCIDENT STRESS
Tips for emergency response workers on dealing with the various effects of traumatic incident stress, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MINDFULNESS
CENTER FOR MINDFULNESS IN PUBLIC SAFETY
Mindfulness-based wellness and resiliency professional development training for law enforcement, responders, corrections, reentry and treatment professionals
CODE 9 S.H.A.R.E. MEDITATIONS
An audio guided meditation series for responders, including end-of-shift reset, deep sleep
and gratitud
MINDFUL BADGE
INITIATIVE
A training resource to help responders cultivate resiliency, awareness and humanit
MINDFULNESS AUDIO COURSE
Audio-based trainings from the University of Pennsylvania to support various aspects of meditation and mindfulness
BASICNEEDS
FEELINGS INVENTORY
A tool from the Center for Nonviolent Communication to identify and describe experienced feelings
NEEDS INVENTORY
A starting-point resource from the Center for Nonviolent Communication to help name and consider basic human needs
STRESSMANAGEMENT
COPING WITH
TRAUMATIC EVENTS
A practical guide from the National Institute of Mental Health to help responders and their families deal with the effects of trauma
SUSTAINING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF CAREGIVERS WHILE CARING FOR DISASTER VICTIMS
Advice from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress on helping responders care for themselves while caring for other
FACTSHEET ABOUT STRESS
Tips for recognizing and understanding stress, from the National Institute of Mental Health
TIPS FOR DISASTER RESPONDERS ON MANAGING STRESS
Advice for disaster responders on managing stress in the moment and afterward, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
A GUIDE TO MANAGING STRESS IN CRISIS RESPONSE PROFESSIONS
Actionable steps from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help responders cope with and manage stres
TIPS FOR MANAGING AND PREVENTING STRESS: A GUIDE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY WORKERS
Practical steps from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help responders deal with and prevent stress
MIND AND BODY APPROACHES FOR HEALTH PROBLEMS IN MILITARY PERSONNEL AND VETERANS
A clearinghouse of information on dealing with the mental and physical impacts of stress that veterans face, from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health