Emergency Workers: Responder Assist - Episode 1 - Setting the scene

Tune in as your host, clinical psychologist Mark Creamer and co-host Nicole Sadler, clinical psychologist and Director of Responder Assist, set the scene for this four-part series about the mental health of emergency service workers. 

Hear valuable insights from David Lawrence, lead researcher of Beyond Blue’s Answering the Call study - the first Australian national mental health and wellbeing study, that surveyed over 21,000 police and emergency services workers from across the country.

You’ll hear evidence to help understand - why are emergency workers more likely to be at risk of developing mental health concerns? What types of mental health issues can develop and the implications for providers? As well as, how common are these issues, and what are the risk and protective factors?

Liked this episode? Stay tuned for the next episode where Mark Creamer and co-host Patricia Watson, psychologist for the U.S. National Center for PTSD are joined by volunteer firefighter Neville Goddard to discuss the value of peer support, and by General Practitioner Maya Edgerton Bachmann who shares practical tips to destigmatize help seeking behavior. 

Emergency Workers: Responder Assist is a podcast series produced in partnership between Phoenix Australia’s Responder Assist, Centre for Excellence in Emergency Worker Mental Health and The Mental Health Professionals’ Network (MHPN).

Visit the MHPN website for episode host and guest bios, recommended resources and a self-directed CPD form.

Share your comments, questions and feedback about Emergency Workers: Responder Assist, or any of MHPN’s podcast series here: https://mhpn.org.au/podcast-feedback/.