Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) aims to support teams to embed an understanding of personal resilience into the volunteer experience from recruitment to retirement, including how to support colleagues and what to do following incident trauma exposure.
They recognise that the risks associated with psychological injury arise from both operational and organisational stressors. The stressors are often linked to the general challenges of being a volunteer responder, the pressures of managing teams (charities), and even during training. They are committed to reducing these risks wherever possible and having support in place should it be needed.
Scottish Mountain Rescue have partnered with The Rivers Centre to provide a psychological support service to staff and volunteers who may have been impacted by their mountain rescue role. SMR has an agreement with The Rivers Centre (NHS) to provide post incident support following potentially traumatic events.
For more information on managing the risks of psychological injury and details of how to access support from the Rivers Centre please follow the link Wellbeing Toolkit for Teams – Scottish Mountain Rescue.
