Law can be the Healer, the Educator and Mentor … or it can be a blunt instrument that damages everyone who participates. However the issue is getting worse.
Collectively, these experiences can take a significant toll, placing first responders at high risk of developing mental health issues.Her journey started in 2012, when she suffered a horrific attack at the hands of a perpetrator who would not take “no” for an answer. Professional athletes are under constant pressure to maintain a high level of focus and fitness – and here to share his secrets to success is this week's podcast guest Fijian-born Australian rugby union player Samu Kerevi.With a background in Psychology, Mark Molloy first joined West Midland Ambulance Service (UK) on a graduate entry Paramedic program. He has since gone on to develop his management strategies for his injury utilising more natural therapies, such as exercise, stretching, tapping and floating. Working as a child and adolescent forensic psychiatrist in South Australia, he is the clinical lead of the Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.Skye is an Associate Professor in Law at the University of New England, an Employment-Discrimination Solicitor and is the Vice President of the YWCA Canberra. She hopes for new specialised services specifically for mental health patients and changes to the way patients and families are supported when they leave hospital.Whilst a drive in the backstreets of Baghdad bought on PTSD, it was the isolation of leadership and a workplace with a toxic bullying command environment that triggered Kevin’s depression, anxiety and ultimately his breakdown and suicidal ideation.In order for positive and successful culture changes to happen in any workplace, there needs to be a change of attitudes at all levels.Joining the podcast to talk about this are two people very engaged in this area in Victoria, Matthew Parsons & Russell Vickery.After suffering a decade of abuse at the hands of her former husband, Nicole Lee now uses her lived-experience of family violence to speak out for those who don’t yet have a voice. He is the LGBTIQ representative on the Victorian government’s Victim Survivor Advisory Council and star of “My Other Closet the Cabaret”, turning his lived-experience of surviving a violent and abusive gay relationship in to a vehicle for change. The Revolution of Man is his first book.After completing medical school at the University of Western Australia, Professor Ernest Hunter trained in adult, child and cross cultural psychiatry and public health in the United States. ""Sometimes, people with mental health issues are not really believed when they're talking about their physical health. Developmental trauma itself can present in multiple different ways. In episode one of the Tell-All, Shaun Robinson is in the center of all the drama. It's kind of seen as just part of their mental health situation, so things like cancers can go overlooked for far too long. Listen in as Andrew discusses the importance of workplace law and balancing the best interests of both employees and employers. This episode was taped about two weeks ago. It’s how we looked at heart attacks in the 1950s - we wait for the crisis and then treat the patient.Tune in as Beth tells her story, and how she believes these changes can contribute to a health system designed to support families in distress.In a bid to become Australia’s most mentally healthy city, Townsville has embarked on the Mentally Healthy City (MHC) project, aiming to help citizens flourish and thrive as a community. Instead, they landed in Australia and were helped out by the Salvation Army. Ernest has continued to lead a now decade-long initiative in developing leadership in mental health with participants from the western Pacific.With the increase in apps, technology and online self-help resources, mental wellbeing in the digital age is an area of fast-paced development.In times of great crisis, the need for a strong and supportive community is essential.