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The Emergency Services Foundation 'Better Together' Podcast

The Emergency Services Foundation 'Better Together' Podcast

Hosted by The Emergency Services Foundation

Episodes

31

Latest episode

Jun 2024

Language

EN

About the show

The Emergency Service Foundation (ESF) supports the Victorian emergency management sector in Australia to prevent, promote and address the incidence and impact of mental injury for the 139,000 volunteers and paid staff who serve us.

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31 recent
June 27, 202443 min

PTSD in Emergency Services

Aligning with National PTSD Awareness Day (27 June) we speak with Tracey Varker, Associate Professor and Director of Research at Phoenix Australia along with Michael White, a former Police and SES call taker and dispatcher.

June 11, 202434 min

Chaplaincy in the Emergency Services with Jim Jung and Jesse Winter

Guest host Deb Martindale speaks with Victoria Police Chaplain Jim Jung and Fire Rescue Victoria Chaplain and ESF scholarship 2024 supported by rotary recipient Jesse Winter.

April 5, 202433 min

68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Natalie MacDonald CEO at CFA and Michael Morgan Deputy Commissioner at FRV speak about their recent visit to New York to attend the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women, the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

March 7, 202434 min

The Effects and Causes of Trauma on Women First Responders with Helen Frazer

In this latest episode of the ESF Better Together Podcast ESF CEO Siusan MacKenzie sat down with PhD candidate Helen Frazer, to discuss her work around the effects and causes of trauma on women first responders.

December 19, 202355 min

Vicarious Trauma with the WPI Students

Alongside guest hosts Hunter, Gavin, Ella and Fredy from WPI, we speak with experts and people on the ground about vicarious trauma. This episode features Sue Driver, a Team Leader from ESTA, Lauren Kew, a Team Leader at DEECA, Erin Smith, CEO of the Dart Center and former Ambulance dispatcher, Marianne Messer, an Emergency Chaplain with VCCEM, and Dale Bower, a call taker from the Major Collisions Unit at VicPol.

August 22, 202342 min

Deployment to Canada

We speak with Peter Brick from Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) Nicole Conway from Country Fire Authority (CFA) about the recent deployment of Australian firefighters' to support Canadian emergency services.

August 9, 202337 min

Reflections on Wellbeing

We speak with Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner, Andrew Crisp, as he reflects on his and others' well-being while he prepares for retirement.

June 14, 202342 min

Tony's Trek

We speak with Tony Pearce - ESF Chair and Inspector-General for Emergency Management, Shane Peach - Omeo SES, Paul King - CFA, Erika Lind - CFA and Forest Fire Management (DEECA) about Tony's 1500km trek to raise funds and awareness of ESF and the work we do for the sector.

April 12, 202341 min

Well Beyond: Transition to Retirement

We speak to the program manager, facilitator and participants' of ESF's Well Beyond program, a pioneering and best practice program designed to address a gap in support for emergency service workers as they transition from their agencies to retirement.

March 20, 202351 min

Physical Activity and Mental Health

We speak with Megan Teychenne; Deakin University, Grace McKeon; University of NSW and Rick Nugent, Deputy Commissioner for Victoria Police, about the link between physical activity and mental health.

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