Your first responders are calling for backup.
Support your first responders with an online Performance Wellness Initiative that’s proven to build resilience in elite performers in less than 15 minutes a day.
The past year has been hard on first responders.
We’re here to help, with training and resources that get to the heart of the issues that affect performance both on and off the job. Our 10-33 Initiative deploys a comprehensive set of tools and techniques to restore your team members' physical and emotional wellness. Accessible 24/7, the 10-33 Initiative is self-paced, private, and discreet. Most important, it's been field-tested and proven to carefully enhance and restore resilience in elite performers, including first responders.
The 10-33 Initiative was designed for elite performers and adapted to support first responders.
The program’s deceptively simple exercises require only a few minutes per day, yet participants report immediate improvement in their performance, mood, and ability to respond effectively under stress, at work, and at home. The self-paced 10-33 Initiative is available 24/7, for the comfort, convenience, and privacy of program participants.
KEY PILOT PROGRAM FINDINGS:
Better focus under stress
Recognition of the importance of resilience
Greater willingness to seek help while under duress
A better understanding of team needs as it relates to resilience
DATA FINDINGS OVERVIEW
First responders are elite tactical athletes, but they’re not invincible.
Through our work at Game Change with first responders, we’ve learned some important lessons ourselves. We continue to apply these principles to the 10-33 Initiative, to further enhance the program’s effectiveness and success:
1. Community comes first.
First responders and emergency medical professionals share an intense desire to support their communities and contribute to humanitarian efforts. That’s why they do this work. It’s not just a job, it’s a calling.
2. Personal needs may be hidden or ignored.
While taking care of others is a high priority with first responders, they may neglect their own needs. When life is unusually stressful, as it has been for so many this year, they’ll try to “tough it out,” relying on behavior patterns and coping strategies that may not be effective. They can become overwhelmed and anxious, which further impairs their ability to adapt and succeed in their demanding roles, personally as well as professionally. The 10-33 Initiative helps first responders to develop new, more effective self-care strategies, so they can be their best and do the best job for the communities and families that rely on them.
3. First responders are not invincible.
First responders and emergency medical personnel are just as vulnerable as everyone else. They may be accustomed to stress, but they’re not immune to it. In fact, most of them are no better at managing stress than anyone else. That’s why Game Change developed the 10-33 Initiative. The program offers simple, effective Performance Wellness techniques and routines that help to build resilience and prevent burnout.
UNDERSTAND RESILIENCE
Resilience is not finite. It can be depleted -- and replenished.
Resilience is a vital resource that can be restored when it is depleted. Interventions and training to support resilience can help to improve individual performance at work and at home, and reduce the potential for mistakes and damage that can occur in highly stressful situations.
It may seem surprising that first responders don’t demonstrate more resilience, in light of their professional choices. However, stress and trauma do not necessarily lead to individual resilience. That is a myth. In fact, the cumulative impact of repeated, highly stressful experiences can actually erode resilience and confidence. That, in turn, can cause the individual to become irritable and lose focus, impeding speed and quality of decision-making and overall performance.
Some individuals are more adaptable and resilient, while others require proactive intervention to achieve these important qualities. Hiring managers and supervisors will be most successful when they are able to recognize individual needs and deliver appropriate, timely support and training to those who need it.
DATA FINDINGS: RESILIENCE
DE-STIGMATIZING HELP SEEKING
Learning to ask for help.
The 10-33 Initiative helps participants understand the value of resilience in their lives and in their work.
As they are motivated to help others, first responders can focus on resilience as a key to improving their own performance on the job. Participants in the 10-33 initiative better understand how resilience helps them perform better, and they are more willing to seek help when they need it and to accept help when it is offered.
“I am less stressed, more focused, and less anxious about not only things at work but in my personal life as well.”
FIRST RESPONDER / LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
Custom content provides the 10-33 Initiative with credibility and relevance with first responders.
We conducted interviews with police officers, firefighters, and EMTs, who agreed to share their stories with us. They talk about coping with injury, maintaining work-life balance, managing stress, and overcoming trauma.
Their experiences are echoed by so many emergency personnel. The mission of the 10-33 Initiative is to ensure that these elite performers receive the support they need to continue their important work without feeling isolated and alone.
DATA FINDINGS: DE-STIGMATIZING HELP SEEKING
FEATURE CONTENT
“To describe a typical day as a police officer is next to impossible”
Ian Fletcher / Vancouver Police speaks on the challenges of policing and the importance of mental readiness in the face of an ever-changing work/life environment.
THE TIME IS NOW
Are you a first responder? Sign up your squad, team, shift or department for the 10-33 Initiative.
The 10-33 Initiative provides training and resources that educate and empower first responders who want to do their best and be their best.
The program’s deceptively simple exercises require only a few minutes per day, yet participants report immediate improvement in their performance, mood, and ability to respond effectively under stress, at work, and at home. The self-paced 10-33 Initiative program is available 24/7, for the comfort, convenience, and privacy of program participants.
• Boost resilience
• Promote engagement
• Sleep better
• Enhance self-awareness
• Conquer adversity
Providing science-based, customized development programs, and services for first responders and elite athletes.
Designed, developed and tested by Game Change psychologists, coaches, and development experts, we created a unique pedagogy that reflected the day to day reality of elite performers. We help enhance the critical behaviors that drive outstanding performance under unrelenting pressure.
Game Change is dedicated to helping first responders and emergency medical personnel cope successfully with the stress they experience every day by providing the much-needed training, tools, and resources that build resilience and improve quality of life, on and off the job.
