Head of the Lakes CISM
Services of the Head of the Lakes Critical Incident Stress Programs
are provided at no cost to emergency service providers. We rely on contributions from individuals, agencies and organizations as well as public and private grants to assure that CISM services are available within this region. Donations are tax deductible.
Head of the Lakes Critical Incident Stress Managment Team operates under the auspices of the Arrowhead EMS Association, Inc.; a MN non-profit organization.
CISM Information (downloads)
Pandemic Flu Information (downloads)
- Managing Stress in a Public Health Emergency
- Psychological First Aid During and After a Pandemic Influenza
- Self-Care Tips for Healthcare Responders During a Pandemic Influenza
- Health Behaviors to Decrease Risk of Flu Transmission
- Mental Health and Behavioral Guidelines for Response to a Pandemic Flu Outbreak
More information about programs
What is CISD?
A Critical Incident Stress Debriefing is a group session led by a team of specially trained individuals including a mental health professional and several peer faciliatators. The peer facilitators of the team represent personnel from a wide variety of emergency services, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, rescue workers, dispatchers, first responders, EMT's, paramedics and nurses.
Request Assistance
To Request a Debriefing or Defusing call:
(218) 727-8770
This 24 hour number is answered by the South St. Louis County Communications Center. They will put you in touch with the on-call CISM Team Member.