Journal: FACETS

Submission deadline: February 27, 2026

Description:

Emergency responders, first responders, and other public safety personnel (e.g., border services officers, coast guard personnel, correctional workers, firefighters, paramedics, police, and search and rescue teams) perform essential front-line services to protect the public. Their duties include responding to threats such as physical harm, sexual violence, natural or human-made disasters, and severe accidents in diverse environments. These roles also involve proactive measures like security services and crisis communications. Due to the nature of their work, public safety personnel face heightened risks to their physical and mental health compared to the general population, necessitating tailored research supports.

This collection welcomes primary research and evidence syntheses that address physical, mental, or social health research focused on public safety personnel, including but not limited to emergency responders or first responders. It will include research where public safety personnel are the study population or research specifically associated with public safety personnel, such as research addressing public safety personnel families, caregivers, or healthcare providers. We also welcome armed forces articles that show relevance to the public safety community more broadly as well as articles that address policies that impact public safety personnel health and wellness.

New submissions welcome

This collection is currently open. The submission deadline is February 27, 2026. To have your article considered for this collection, at step 3 of the submission process in ScholarOne, specify that your manuscript is intended for the Public Safety Personnel Health and Wellbeing collection.

For more information, please contact the Journal Development Specialist, Hilary Belleville.