What Can Cause PTSD?
What Are The Symptoms Of PTSD?
What Are The Treatments For PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop following a highly stressful, frightening, or distressing event, or after enduring prolonged trauma.
PTSD symptoms can profoundly affect daily life, causing a range of physical, mental, and emotional challenges. These may include hypervigilance, intense anger and fear, panic attacks, flashbacks and nightmares.
The primary treatments for PTSD include specialised talking therapies and, when appropriate, medication. At Blue Light Minds, we focus on trauma-focused therapies like CBT and EMDR.
Blue Light Minds
Supporting the mental health of Scottish Emergency Service Workers
Blue Light Minds is a registered Scottish charity providing free, confidential, evidence-based trauma-focused therapy to Scotland's Emergency Service Workers.
Alongside our clinical service, we deliver education and awareness training to serving, former and future Emergency Service Workers helping to improve understanding of psychological trauma, reduce stigma and encourage early access to support.
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Free PTSD Awareness Poster
Help us raise awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) across the emergency services.
Download our free PTSD awareness poster, which highlights some of the common signs and symptoms of PTSD. We encourage all emergency service stations, offices, control rooms, and staff areas to display this poster to help increase awareness, reduce stigma, and encourage colleagues to seek support when they need it.
Together, we can create workplaces where mental health is understood, recognised, and supported.
Download your free PTSD awareness poster below.