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Resources for workers and clinicians to help protect emergency service workers from the impacts of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological injuries.

Our nationally-relevant, officially endorsed videos, guides and articles have been developed through collaborations with organisations including NSW Police, NSW Fire and Rescue, the Black Dog Institute and Phoenix Australia: Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health.

Emergency services personnel with work-related psychological injuries like PTSD now benefit from better support than ever before.

Read our articles and use our guides on best-practice treatments for PTSD among emergency service workers. Watch these videos for tips on protecting your mental health and supporting recovery.

Workers

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Article

Work it out - PTSD & emergency services

Physical activity plays an important role not only in maintaining mental wellbeing but managing the symptoms of mental injury, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Video

First Appointment videos

The First Appointment videos help you be mentally and physically prepared to start treatment with a psychologist, psychiatrist and exercise physiologist.

Guide
Guide

Recovery after Trauma Guides

Find information and support for exposure to traumatic events with EML’s Recovery After Trauma booklets

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Video

Improving your mental health through exercise

Exercise is one of the best things you can do to preserve mental health or recover from mental illness.

Article
Article

Benefits of exercise in supporting PTSD

It is widely accepted that exercise and physical activity can help reduce the symptoms of mental illness, but people who are living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) fa...

Clinicians

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File

PTSD Guidelines

EML's world-first guidelines continue to help emergency service workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Guide
Guide

PTSD expert guidelines: a clinicians summary

For clinicians of emergency service workers with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This summary of the expert guidelines gives you the gold-standard in diagnosis and treatm...

Article
Article

Delivering leading treatments for PTSD in emergency services

In Australia, there are approximately 80,000 full time emergency services personnel who play a critical role in protecting and helping people and communities in need.

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Collection

Career transition: Support services and programs

EML has compiled a list of the support services and programs health practitioners can share with injured NSW Police employees.

Further resources

Black Dog Institute

A not-for-profit which is internationally recognised as a pioneer in the identification, prevention and treatment of mental illnesses, and the promotion of well-being.

Exercise & Sports Science Australia

A professional organisation which is committed to establishing, promoting and defending the career paths of tertiary trained exercise and sports science practitioners.

Phoenix Australia: Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health

Phoenix Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes recovery for the 15 million Australians affected by trauma.