$250,000 grant to help communities recover following a disaster
Phoenix Australia will expand its SOLAR initiative in regional and rural Victoria with a $250,000 grant from State Trustees Australia Foundation.
New treatment guidelines will help the 1.1M people with PTSD
New Australian treatment guidelines for ASD, PTSD and Complex PTSD were launched on 16 July by The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health. Developed as 'living' Guidelines, they are a vital tool for practitioners who provide care to people affected by trauma.
A new guide to managing moral injury in healthcare workers during COVID-19
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
Can the challenges we face during the coronavirus pandemic help us reconsider what matters most and how we live our lives?
Anzac Day 2020 – A call for all Australians to protect and defend
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.
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
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?
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
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
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.
