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Fortem Australia has reiterated the importance of evidence-based mental fitness and wellbeing support for the first responder community, in the wake of the release of the interim report from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
Fortem Australia is calling up two reserve first responders, to run with Team Fortem later this year in the New York Marathon.
Fortem Australia is calling for more research to be done into the spillover effect of PTSD on partners and families of Australian first responders.
Fortem Australia is proud to announce it has selected four first responders to represent Australia in the New York Marathon on Sunday, 6 November 2022.
Fortem Australia is urging first responders and their families to heed even the smallest signs of the personal impacts of attending a disaster – even if it’s years after the actual event.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects approximately one in 10 first responders in Australia. Many more first responders are at risk: PTSD is caused by trauma, which is reported to
Fortem Australia is delighted to be hosting four first responders in the 2022 New York Marathon. Run to represent your service, raise awareness of its impacts, and support the wellbeing of first responders and their families.
Don’t miss this opportunity to network, learn, and connect at our Transition and Employment Pathway events in Brisbane, Sydney, and Canberra! Join us for an event that will inspire your
12 members of the Marine Rescue Port Macquarie (MR PMQ) unit and one of Fortem Australia’s Community Engagement Coordinators boarded the wooden tall-ship Soren Larsen on the 2nd of April
Fortem ran a pilot program with the foundation Waves of Wellness to provide 10 first responders with identified mental health concerns the opportunity to attend mental health education combined with
We spoke with five former first responders who are now working with Fortem Pledge Partner KPMG Australia. Here are their tips for transitioning into a new career after first responder
When Cohen learnt that the Canberra Marathon is happening on his upcoming 9th birthday, he decided running for Fortem Australia would be the perfect way to celebrate. Alongside his seven-year-old
As part of our ongoing commitment to those transitioning from first responder roles, Fortem Australia has partnered with University of NSW (UNSW) Canberra Cyber to offer a five-week introductory course
After two years of pandemic life, we are all feeling weary, but none more so than those on the front line. Our first responders and frontline workers are under psychological
“After a long policing career … I had become burnt out and was suffering from PTSD. While I loved policing, I needed to make a change, not only for my
We are pleased to share the major achievements of Fortem in 2021. In our second full year of operation, our work continued to have an incredible impact on the mental
I’ve been a police officer for over 35 years: virtually my whole working life. My wife, my kids and my friends don’t know me as anything else. It defines me,
Fortem’s work with first responder families puts every family member’s experience at the forefront of first responder wellbeing. As part of our commitment to acknowledge the impact families carry because
Fortem’s latest resource for first responders is a practical guide for those who are undertaking a career transition. Identity is our sense of who we are, our place in the
The media images of first responders at the scene of a tragic incident can be difficult for first responders and their families to see. If the images and stories you’re
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Fortem Australia acknowledges First Nations peoples and communities as the Traditional Owners of the land. We acknowledge and pay our respects to Elders past and present, and emerging leaders.