Don't Forget Your ROOTS: A personal story and mental health guide for first responders organizations and their families.

Sylvain Routhier was a remarkably successful police sergeant with a struggle that would up-root everything.He was dedicated to his career with the Ontario Provincial Police and active in his community. Affectionately known as Roots he was adored by friends and family yet no one knew the weight he silently began to carry: PTSD and a mental illness were gripping his thoughts and overtaking his life which ended sadly in the summer of 2018.This is Sylvains story told by his wife Sarah. Its an honest and raw account of their love their struggle and the tragedy their family lived through. Discover the warning signs Sarah wishes she would have known as a police wife how she has overcome adversity and how Sylvains death has become a catalyst for change for first responders and their organizations.