Roméo Dallaire‘s third and latest book is “Waiting for First Light: My Ongoing Battle with PTSD.” As the title suggests, it’s about how he acquired PTSD and has battled it for over thirty years. The memoir is[…]
We previously wrote about the top 5 pet peeves for peer groups, and that good leadership would mitigate some issues. So, what would that look like? It would start with choosing the right peer supporter or group leader.[…]
Jim Davis lost his son, Cpl. Paul James Davis, in 2006. Paul’s armoured vehicle flipped over on a road near Kandahar, Afghanistan. A little over a month later, he was invited to attend a one-day widow’s conference. Walking[…]
We previously wrote about the top five reasons vets like peer support. Today, we’re going to talk about their pet peeves. The quotations in this article come from the same research by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s[…]
Last November, Susan Sim and I attended the Annual Forum for the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health (CIMVHR, pronounced sim-ver). The forum brings together a wide range of people working in the area from universities, hospitals,[...]
Since our app was inspired by Send Up the Count (SUTC), we’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to design this feature. In our prototype for Hacking Health, we focused on pair-wise taps[…]
The Department of Veterans Affairs in the United States did a study what veterans thought about peer support for PTSD. Participants in the study were taking part in support groups that were led by a peer provider who[…]
We are looking for people to participate in focus groups to help us with our app. No technology or design knowledge required! We are interested in your lived experience as a peer support provider or as member[…]
The idea for Safehouse was inspired by Send Up the Count, a social media movement, which in turn was inspired by a protocol used by Canadian infantry units on the move. Jordan Levine describes the protocol as[…]
When Team 14 formed back in March, eight weeks seemed like a generous timeframe for developing an app. Before we knew it, June had rolled around, and it was time to demo Safehouse! Reception On 31 May[…]
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