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The role of an organizational ombud (formerly ombudsman) is increasingly recognized as a significant contributor to fostering a healthy workplace environment. This specialized service offers an impartial, confidential, informal, and independent resource for employees and executives, addressing their concerns, mediating conflicts, and promoting fair treatment within the organization. While the role of an ombud may vary from one organization to another, this article sheds light on the findings of our ombud’s office and its contribution to the health of an organization. The ombud consultation evaluation survey serves as a valuable tool for organizations to simultaneously safeguard the health of their employees and the health of their business. The ombud confidential services serve as a cornerstone of organizational health, contributing to enhanced employee satisfaction, improved conflict resolution, ethical compliance, increased productivity, and reduced legal risks.
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Katy Kamkar and Mario Baril (2024)
This volume delves into the wellness, health, and resilience of police officers. Drawing on insights from academics and police leaders, it explores various aspects such as essential training components, prevention strategies, and intervention methods informed by best practices and research. The book aims to pinpoint ways to implement preventive measures across the continuum of care, from primary to tertiary, to enhance the well-being and safety of police officers. Additionally, it addresses organizational and operational stressors to improve occupational health and safety. This resource is well-suited for police leaders, criminology practitioners, mental health professionals, and policymakers.
Konstantinos Papazoglou, Katy Kamkar (Eds.)
Wellness and resilience have been at the epicenter of attention amongst many law enforcement researchers, clinicians, and professionals in recent years. Both resilience and wellness aim to provide law enforcement officers with knowledge and effective tools that can be employed during both professional and personal challenges. The current manuscript presents wellness within a context of prevalent conditions and/or situations (i.e., what is called “Good” during the “Bad” and “Ugly”) that law enforcement officers experience as part of their duties as well as in their personal lives. The authors aim to raise awareness of police wellness that needs to be viewed within the context of police work and not in a vacuum. Considering that, tangible actions and recommendations are also discussed.
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Konstantinos Papazoglou, Katy Kamkar, and Jeff Thompson (2021)

Meet Dr. Katy Kamkar
Dr. Katy Kamkar, Ph.D., C. Psych., is a renowned clinical psychologist with global acclaim. By May 2023, she has been appointed the role of Federal Associate Organizational Ombudsperson, Mental Health at Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). She was also appointed as an Executive Advisor to the Deputy Minister on matters of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), May 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024.
With nearly 17 years of dedicated service at Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centres, the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), in Toronto, Dr. Kamkar...
