The Hospital Research Foundation Group Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 60
MILITARY AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES HEALTH
The sacrifices of service
Service men and women give so much to protect our community,
often impacting their own physical and mental health.
Thanks to you, we are supporting current and former military
and emergency service members and their families.
YOUR IMPACT IN 2023:
Delivering a peer-led 12-week program
called ‘GEARS’ to help service personnel
manage their mental health, and improve
emotional and relationship skills
Delivering ‘MindRight’ and ‘StoryRight’ oneday workshops to aid service personnel's
transition to civilian life and employment
Offering one-on-one, family and group
art therapy and counselling sessions
Funding the Invictus Pathways Program using
sports and health sciences for recovery
Continuing research in areas such as
the impact of service on female personnel;
the impact a service member's PTSD has on
children and partners; post-suicide support
for families and co-workers; the impact of
assistance dogs; early intervention programs
for mental health, and more
Supporting university students to refine
their research skills
Training health professionals on specific
knowledge to work with service populations.
StoryRight and MindRight expand for national impact
Programs aimed at helping defence personnel
understand their identity away from service and
translate their skills to civilian employment has
expanded nationally.
Thanks to valued sponsor
, the oneday StoryRight and MindRight workshops have
expanded across Adelaide, Darwin, Townsville,
Canberra, Cairns and online.
We were also excited to develop new versions for
emergency services, with a successful MindRight
pilot conducted with the Australian Federal
Police in June.
The highly-valued workshops developed by
Dr Sharon Mascall-Dare OAM are run by peer
facilitators through Military and Emergency
Services Health Australia (MESHA).
If you are a business looking to sponsor
one of our valued programs, please contact
us on (08) 8244 1100.
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