Beth Milliard

Beth Milliard is a first responder in Ontario, Canada. She is in her 20th year and is currently a Uniform Staff Sergeant overseeing a platoon. She is also an adjunct professor, with Georgian College for 12 years teaching in the Police Studies degree program and Simon Fraser University for the past 3 years teaching in the First Responder Trauma & Recovery Certificate program. She also works with the Mental Health Commission of Canada where she is a Master trainer for the Working Mind and a Mental Health First Aid Instructor.

She has worked in all areas: uniform, investigative and administrative. However, her most rewarding role to date is working in Peer Support and being part of the creation and implementation of initiatives related to mental health and psychological wellness for public safety personnel (PSP's). Beth is also a spouse of a first responder and, a child of a first responder and recognizes the stresses of the profession through many lenses.

Beth is a board member on Resilient Kids Canada, Mariposa Gymnastics club and the Robert Land Academy. She also sits on the Provincial Government’s Mental Health Secretariat Collaborative Table’s Joint Knowledge Sub-Committee (with the Ministry of the Solicitor General) and Communities of Practise (CoP) with the WSIB to assist in making changes for PSP's regarding mental health. She is also working with the Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research & Treatment (CIPSRT) on a variety of research projects for PSP’s.

As a subject matter expert in Project Safeguard and Peer Support, she has had the opportunity to speak at venues across North America and has been asked to participate in various Podcasts on her work as a leader in first responder wellness. She has been the author and peer reviewer of many articles related to first responder mental health and wellness.

She has completed her Master’s in Leadership and has her PhD in Criminal Justice/Law and Public Policy with an emphasis in mental health.