Around one current or former emergency services worker dies from suicide every month. For military veterans, that rate is one every single week. Their families need support.
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More 9/11 responders died from physical and mental health issues after the terrorist attacks than on the day itself. And survivors are still suffering 20 years later.
With attacks on paramedics on the rise, the public needs to be educated about the consequences of such senseless crimes.
Paramedics face traumatic situations every day. They need policies to ensure support is provided in the immediate aftermath of trauma, and early access to mental health care.
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Paramedic Programme Manager , Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor, Deputy Director Phoenix Australia Centre for Post-traumatic Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Paramedical Science, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor, Paramedicine and Head of Department, Rural Allied Health, La Trobe University
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PhD candidate, Edith Cowan University
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Senior research fellow, Adelaide University