Emergency services Archives - Phoenix Australia

BlueHub – First of its kind support for Victoria Police

March 4, 2020
Emergency services, Media, News

BlueHub, a specialised mental health referral, assessment and treatment services, is being developed in a collaboration between The Police Association Victoria (TPAV) and Phoenix Australia, supported by a $2.5 million Department of Health grant.

When disaster strikes, emergency services workers should remember to look after themselves too

December 19, 2019
Disaster mental health, Education, Emergency services, News

When disaster strikes, firefighters, paramedics, police, and other emergency services personnel, including the volunteer responders, are equally exposed to its damaging mental health effects...

Strengthening the thin blue line

August 27, 2019
Emergency services, Service Development, Training

In November last year, a landmark survey that painted an in-depth picture of mental health in police and emergency services was launched by Beyond Blue. The survey Answering the call…

Delivering leading treatments for PTSD in emergency services

April 18, 2019
Emergency services, News, Training

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health problems among police, paramedics and other emergency services personnel are much higher than the general population[1]. One of the most successful…

Paramedics need more support to deal with daily trauma

June 7, 2018
Emergency services, Media, Research, Service Development

This article from The Conversation was written by Associate Professor Andrea Phelps, Deputy Director, Phoenix Australia,

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