WHEN OUR WORK HITS HOME: TRAUMA AND MENTAL DISORDERS IN CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND OTHER CORRECTIONAL WORKERS

Background: International estimates suggest that up to one in three public safety personnel experience one or more mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Canadian data have been sparse until very recently, and correctional officers and forensic psychiatric staff have rarely been included.Working as a correctional officer

Qualitative samples of flora and fauna were collected in several points, from the supralittoral fringe down to 30 Hand Moisturiser m, using mainly aqualungs.Species distribution and abundance were determined along four transects, up to 200 m long, in selected places.Samples were taken from 25 x 25 cm quadrats positioned at fixed intervals along the