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{{Infobox television
| image = "After_the_Sirens"_official_movie_poster.jpg
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| genre = Documentary
| director = [[Kevin Eastwood]]
| producer = [[Kevin Eastwood]]<br />Jason James
| music = Andrew Harris
| cinematography = Ian Kerr, csc
| editor = Brendan Woollard
| company = Optic Nerve Films Inc.
| network = [[CBC Television]]
| released = {{Start date|2018|4|8}}
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'''''After the Sirens''''' is a 2018 Canadian documentary television program about the epidemic of [[
==Summary==
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==Awards==
The film was nominated for Best Documentary by the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television]] at the 2019 [[Canadian Screen Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Screen Awards: 2019 Nominees|date=7 February 2019 |url=https://www.academy.ca/2019/after-the-sirens/ |publisher=Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television |
==Featured individuals==
* Clive Derbyshire is a paramedic based in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada. He works in [[Downtown Eastside]], a Neighbourhood whose residents have a disproportionately high rate of [[homelessness]], mental health problems, and [[addictions]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional Mental Health & Addiction Program |url=http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2013/improving-severe-addiction-and-mental-illness-services.pdf |publisher=Vancouver Coastal Health |
* Natalie Harris is a retired paramedic from [[Barrie, Ontario]], who cites treating, and later encountering in court,
* Don Devine was among the first Canadians to train as a paramedic<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ladouceur |first1=Dan |title=History of Paramedicine |url=https://www.ottawaparamedics.ca/before-9-1-1/history-of-paramedicine |publisher=Professional Paramedic Association of Ottawa |
* Cheryl Drewitz-Cheney is a former nurse and the author of the study “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among
* Vince Savoia is a former [[Dispatcher|emergency dispatcher]] and the founder and executive director of the Tema Conter Memorial Trust, an Ontario-based support group for sufferers of PTSD in the first-responder and military communities. He discusses the culture of the paramedic profession and the challenges faced by some first responders who seek treatment.
==Production==
Director Kevin Eastwood initially met Derbyshire during the filming of [[Knowledge Network]]’s factual series [[Emergency Room: Life + Death at VGH]]. In an interview with a Vancouver Sun reporter, Eastwood said, "I didn’t know him well, but I knew him by face and we had been friendly in the emergency room. I had always seen him as being this charismatic, attractive, really good at his job, really confident, good paramedic. To learn what he was actually struggling with on the inside, well, I had no idea."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gee |first1=Dana |title=New CBC Docs POV looks at what's ailing those who are helping |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/new-cbc-docs-pov-looks-at-whats-ailing-those-who-are-helping |publisher=Vancouver Sun |
==Release==
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==Impact==
Three days after the initial broadcast, the [[BC NDP|NDP Government]] announced Bill 9 – 2018: Workers Compensation Amendment Act, which included changes to [[WorkSafeBC|Worksafe]] regulations. Prior to this change, BC first-responders who developed PTSD were required to prove to Worksafe BC that their condition was related to their work to receive the benefits associated with work-related injuries. If the legislation is approved, the [[Burden of proof (law)|burden of proof]] would not fall upon the first-responders, making it easier for PTSD sufferers to access benefits and treatment options.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kerr |first1=Jessica |title=New legislation tackles mental health of first responders |url=https://www.vancourier.com/news/new-legislation-tackles-mental-health-of-first-responders-1.23263633 |publisher=Vancouver Courier |
British Columbia MLA [[Andrew Weaver]] summarized the change: "This bill updates the Workers Compensation Act for eligible occupations (corrections officer, an emergency medical assistant, a firefighter, a police officer, a sheriff or other as prescribed by regulation) who are exposed to one or more traumatic events over the course of their employment and are subsequently diagnosed with a mental disorder. The disorder will be presumed to have been caused by the nature of their work rather than having to prove that it was work-related. British Columbia is one of the last such jurisdictions in Canada to have such legislation."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weaver |first1=Andrew |title=Bill 9: The Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 |date=16 April 2018 |url=http://www.andrewweavermla.ca/2018/04/16/bill-9-workers-compensation-amendment-act-2018/ |
== References ==
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[[Category:Canadian documentary television films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]▼
[[Category:Films shot in British Columbia]]
[[Category:Documentary films about health care]]
[[Category:2018 television films]]
[[Category:Canadian television films]]▼
[[Category:Films shot in Ontario]]
[[Category:Documentary films about
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[[Category:CBC Television original films]]
▲[[Category:2010s English-language films]]
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