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Our trauma experts are experienced media commentators who can distil complex psychological and scientific concepts into easily understandable information.
Our Annual Report details some of our projects which may be of particular interest to the media.
Media Contact
Please contact Tania Ewing for any media inquiries: 0408 378 422; taniaewing@taniaewing.com
If you do not work in the media, please contact us.
If you need counselling or urgent assistance please phone Lifeline: 13 11 14
Media releases
- 7/10/2011 Veterans' Affairs Minister Launches Mental Health Resource (Download PDF)
- 9/9/2011 Anniversary of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in the US (Download PDF)
- 20/7/2011 Meeting of Minds Against Trauma - ACPMH Expert Forum 2011 (Download PDF)
- 15/3/2011 PTSD Podcasts available at University of Melbourne website (Download PDF)
- 6/1/2011 Psychological Recovery Following the 2011 Queensland Floods (Download PDF)
- 7/8/2009 GPs Provide Frontline Protection Against Posttraumatic Stress (Download PDF)
- 7/8/2009 Veterans’ Affairs Minister Opens Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health in Melbourne (Download PDF)
- 10/2/2009 Psychological Recovery Following the 2009 Bushfires (Download PDF)
- Jan 2009 Australian Research Identifies Patients at Risk for Mental Health Problems After Injury (Download PDF)
- 23/5/2007 Australian Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Guidelines Launched (Download PDF)
- 5/2/2007 New Chair for Trauma and Mental Health Centre (Download PDF)
- 12/10/2006 Surviving and Thriving: New Research into Emotional Recovery after Traumatic Injury (Download PDF)
Media fact sheets
About ACPMH
- About the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (PDF)
- About the Australian PTSD Guidelines (PDF)
Self help
- Coping with the impact of natural disasters, emergencies, major accidents or mass violence (PDF)
- Coping with the threat of terrorism (PDF)
- Helping a friend or family member after a traumatic event (PDF)
- Helping yourself after a traumatic event (PDF)
- On the anniversary (PDF)
General information about trauma
- Trauma and mental health: frequently asked questions (PDF)
- Trauma: first response and recovery (PDF)
- Trauma and serious injury (PDF)
- Trauma and serving in the military (PDF)
- Trauma and children (PDF)
- About PTSD (PDF)
- PTSD treatment and recovery (PDF)
Media interviews
Our trauma experts are experienced media commentators who can distil complex psychological and scientific concepts into easily understandable information.
Our research, policy and clinical experience provides journalists with information and statistics about the impact of trauma on a person, their family, the community and on professionals who deal with trauma on a regular basis in their jobs, such as the military, police and emergency service personnel.
Our longstanding expertise provides media with comment on the best way to recognise and prevent the mental health effects of trauma and treat them.
Issues that ACPMH can comment on include:
- What people, the wider community and authorities can do to cope following a traumatic event, such as a serious accident, natural or man-made disaster, sexual assault or violence.
- Posttraumatic mental health problems in the general community, including PTSD.
- Common mental health problems among veterans and military personnel.
- The impact of dealing with traumatic events on groups like emergency service personnel, police, paramedics, humanitarian aid workers.
- How to identify and the best way to treat posttraumatic mental health problems.
- How posttraumatic mental health problems can overlap with depression, anxiety, alcohol and substance misuse.
- What organisations and workplaces can to educate and prepare their people who deal with traumatic situations as part of their work.
- Psychological and pharmacological treatment.
- Mental health service reform.
- Education and training for health professionals.
Opinion pieces
- Looking out for the veterans who can't celebrate Anzac Day 2010 (PDF)
- Anniversary of the Queen Street shooting 2007 (PDF)
- Bali bombing anniversay 2007 (PDF)
- Long Tan anniversary 2006 (PDF)
Trauma stories
- After deployment (PDF)
- The right treatment works (PDF)
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