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New streamlined pathways for Veterans’ PTSD support

The Wire

Last month, the new Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support Act (VETS Act), passed through Federal Parliament as a way of...

Offshore detention at high risk of developing PTSD

The Wire

New research from the University of New South Wales highlights the stark consequences of offshore detention for asylum seekers and...

Paramedic Elissa Martyn runs 65km to raise awareness for DV and PTSD

The Wire

This year, a paramedic based in Central Australia ran an ultra marathon for a cause close to her heart. Elissa...

Elissa Martyn_West Macs Monster Trail Run 2024

8CCC Big Brekky Content

The Big Brekky spoke with Elissa Martyn, a CDU paramedicine lecturer and paramedic who undertook the 2024 West Macs Monster Trail Run. More just the event, Elissa was doing the run to raise awareness of and start conversations around post-traumatic stress (PTS) and domestic violence (DV), which is close to her heart.

“Speak up, Not Shut Up:” we need to keep talking about men’s mental health

The Wire

Almost half of Australians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, according to the Black Dog Institute, with Depression...

Ten per cent of Australians may have PTSD

The Wire

Last Tuesday was Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day, and up to ten per cent of Australians will experience PTSD...

MDMA and Psilocybin To Be Used for Treatment

The Wire

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has rescheduled both MDMA and Psilocybin from Schedule 9 ‘prohibited substances’ to Schedule 8 ‘controlled...