Jake has several years of experience assisting critically ill or injured persons with Basic Life Support, exercising the Primary Care Paramedic scope of practice, suicide intervention, crisis de-escalation, and peer support. He expanded this expertise by obtaining a diploma in Addictions and Mental Health Work to better address the growing opioid crisis, along with the epidemic of PTSD and suicide amongst first responders.

He has growing experience with case management, structured relapse prevention, harm reduction, overdose/withdrawal management, and other community mental health practices. Jakes has built his clinical experience as a Primary Care Paramedic in Emergency Medical Services, with research appraisal and mental health crisis expertise. Jake uses this experience and passion to help organizations build addiction and mental health awareness courses, to enhance workplaces’ capacity to support addiction and mental health struggles.

His goal is to maintain experience in emergency services and community mental health, while empowering others to reach their potential and overcome mental health challenges. Jake also volunteers with Boots On The Ground, peer support services for first responders across Ontario.

Jake is an Action First Aid instructor delivering dynamic First Aid, CPR & AED programs. He practices as a Social Service Worker providing harm reduction services, crisis intervention, social services, and overdose response at a two Supervised Injection Sites in Toronto.