News & Events

In late August, our Executive Director traveled to Nashville to participate in the biennial National DoD Suicide Prevention Conference. Leaders from the military government, corporate, and non-profit sectors were in attendance to share ideas on how best to improve skills and capabilities in the areas of prevention, intervention, and postvention. Presentations by various subject matter… Continue Reading →

In August, our Executive Director had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans to attend the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) conference. The focus of the trip for NPSS was to meet and exchange ideas on police officer wellness on a national level, as well as to provide state-of-the-art psychological trauma assessments and treatments… Continue Reading →

June and July have been very busy with SONAR training across the country. Our Executive Director (a corporate trainer for Dive Rescue International) continues to work with Black Laser Learning to provide Hummingbird training through Dive Rescue International. Audience members included public safety agencies from local and county agencies from multiple states. In June this… Continue Reading →

In May, NPSS and Crisis Wellness Solutions partnered to provide two seminars at the ICISF’s 15th World Congress on Stress in Baltimore Maryland. The first presentation, “Technology & Trauma: Seeing the Impact from the Inside Out”, explored the way that modern technology allows an objective insight into the psychological, emotional, and physical state of a… Continue Reading →

In April, NPSS’ Executive Director (a corporate trainer for Dive Rescue International) worked with Black Laser Learning to provide Hummingbird training through Dive Rescue International. Audience members included public safety agencies from local and county agencies from multiple states with a wide variety of skill sets. Knowing when and how to use SONAR devices such… Continue Reading →

In March, NPSS had the opportunity to provide Advanced CISM education through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) at their regional conference in Atlantic City, NJ. Advanced intervention skills were presented over a 4-day period including Strategic Response to Crisis and Advanced Assisting individuals in Crisis.  Audience members consisted of attendees from diverse backgrounds… Continue Reading →

This February, NPSS along with the President of the FFMV presented two sessions to Fire Command personnel from across Massachusetts on Mental Health Issues in the Fire Service at the 2019 Fire Chiefs’ Association of Massachusetts (FCAM) Conference. Some of the contemporary topics faced by administrators that were discussed included stress, depression, addictions, suicide, veteran… Continue Reading →

As the winter season is upon us, recreational activities on our frozen waterways has begun. While many enjoy these activities without incident, there already have been many near-misses of people being rescued after falling through the ice. Once in the water the body can succumb to the effects of hypothermia very quickly, rendering the person… Continue Reading →

Our knowledge and understanding of stress management and resiliency continues to evolve as science, medicine, and psychology continue to develop. Our Executive Director spent 3 days this Fall with clinicians and practitioners from across the world exploring Functional Genomic testing and its possible implications in these areas. One of the goals at NPSS is to… Continue Reading →