Sky News contributor Catherine McGregor says in an interview with Alan Jones that the interface with the Department of Veterans affairs is “lacking humanity, empathy, and even common sense.” Watch the interview here Related Article - Australian Army Commando Hits Back...
Mental Health
National Network of Mental Health First Aiders
AUSTRALIANS who support veterans and their families are being trained as ‘Mental Health First Aiders’ through free training offered by Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling and ex-service organisations around the country. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs...
National Inquiry – Defence and Veteran Suicide
Prevention Bill 2020 and the Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 On 3 September 2020 the Senate referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee the provisions of the National Commissioner for Defence and...
Practical Steps to Support Veteran Mental Health
General Practitioners (GPs) across Australia now have access to a new 24/7 hotline to assist them in supporting the health and wellbeing of veterans. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said the Veteran Mental Health GP Assistance Hotline forms part of a...
Veterans take home their assistance dogs
AN important step forward in supporting veterans and their families has been reached with the first two dogs, Zuma and Leon, provided to veterans under the Federal Government’s Psychiatric Assistance Dogs program. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said the...
Group programs for the veteran community
Open Arms group treatment programs focus on addressing mental health problems commonly experienced within the veteran community. These programs include: Doing Anger DifferentlyRecovery from TraumaUnderstanding AnxietyManaging PainSleeping BetterBeating the Blues. Our...
VETERANS’ MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT TO INFORM GOVERNMENT’S STRATEGY
Tomorrow’s Veteran Mental Health and Wellbeing Summit will bring together key stakeholders at Parliament House to improve services and support to those who have served in the Australian Defence Force. The Summit, to be chaired by Minister for Veterans and Defence...
Operation Comapss | #CheckYourMates
https://www.opcompass.org.au/ CONNECT to others Make the time to meet with mates, especially those you haven’t seen in a while. Connecting can be a simple as a phone call, fishing, a game of golf, morning tea, or a meal together. "Let's catch up for a coffee or beer!"...
‘Disheartening’: Veterans ‘let down’ by inquiry into anti-malarial drug trials
Veterans are disheartened by a Senate inquiry into anti-malarial drug trials they say have left them with debilitating symptoms for nearly 20 years. Australian Defence Force personnel took quinoline drugs mefloquine and tafenoquine while deployed to Timor-Leste and...
THE VETERAN FAMILY TOOLKIT SERIES
THE BOLTON CLARKE GROUP, INCLUDING ALTURA LEARNING AND THE BOLTON CLARKE RESEARCH INSTITUTE PRESENT - THE VETERAN FAMILY TOOLKIT SERIES This series of videos aims to inform and educate current and former members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), and importantly...