Keyword PTSD

A changing security situation requires a strengthening of civil protection in Germany

Only through decisive action and significant investments can Germany be prepared for the challenges of the coming years with civil protection.

What are the reasons for these challenges and how can they be addressed?

Matthias Gelb, Medical Director of the TCRH Training Center Rescue and Help, as co-author of a study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Study title

The original title of the study conducted in 2019-2020 is: “Buffering PTSD in Canine Search and Rescue Teams? Associations with Resilience, Sense of Coherence, and Societal Acknowledgment”

Objective of the investigation

The study examines whether risks from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are mitigated in canine search and rescue teams and whether factors such as resilience, a sense of coherence and social recognition are partly responsible for this.