Trauma news from Phoenix Australia

A new guide to managing moral injury in healthcare workers during COVID-19

May 29, 2020
Disaster mental health, Featured News, Research, Service Development

Phoenix Australia, together with the Canadian Centre of Excellence on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, has developed a practical resource for healthcare workers and organisations to provide an understanding of moral injury and an organisational framework to support workforces and prevent lasting moral injury or harm.

A powerful opportunity for change

May 28, 2020
Disaster mental health, Featured News

Can the challenges we face during the coronavirus pandemic help us reconsider what matters most and how we live our lives?

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Anzac Day 2020 – A call for all Australians to protect and defend

May 23, 2020
Events, Featured News, Veteran and Military

How do we protect our mental health and wellbeing on Anzac Day 2020 while observing measures of physical distancing?

We remain open, ready and able to support you.

March 30, 2020
Disaster mental health, Featured News, News, Our people, Service Development, Training

As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, we want to assure you that we remain open, ready and able to support our stakeholders, clients, practitioners and the community.

Proactive practitioners can reduce the effects of bushfire trauma

March 26, 2020
Clinical practice, Disaster mental health

It is easy to lose sight of the impacts that the recent bushfires had on thousands of people, now that everyone is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Practitioners should be alert for signs that patients are experiencing the after-effects of bushfire trauma.

What is COVID-19 doing to our mental health?

March 19, 2020
Disaster mental health, Featured News, Media, News

Social support and connectedness is one of the strongest predictors of resilience and recovery following trauma and disaster. It is up to us as a community to manage the potential mental health and wellbeing impacts of this pandemic, to support ourselves and reach out and engage with others.

The mental health impacts of family violence

March 11, 2020
Children, News

Ms Anne-Laure Couineau, Director, Policy and Service Development, discusses the mental health needs of women and children exposed to family violence.

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.

The vital role of schools and teachers after the bushfires

February 28, 2020
Children, Disaster mental health, Education, News

Schools can play a vital role after a disaster such as the recent bushfires in supporting both the emotional recovery of students, and their academic progress.

Defining PTSD recovery: Does a reduction in symptoms equal a good recovery?

February 28, 2020
Anzac Centre, News, Research

We have found that treatment to the point of loss of PTSD diagnosis offered the greatest advantages to patients and therefore offers clinicians a clear treatment goal.

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