‘I was told if I couldn’t hack it, I should hand in my uniform.’ Volunteers share suicidal thoughts after fighting bushfires

Authors/Creators

• Erin Smith, Edith Cowan University
• Brigid Larkin, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
• Lisa Holmes, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Keywords

Mental health, Bushfires volunteer firefighters, PTSD and first responders, Black Summer fires

Document Type

Article

Date of Publication

1-2-2022

Publication Title

The Conversation

Publisher

The Conversation Media Group Ltd

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

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Smith, E., Larkin, B., & Holmes, L. (2022). ‘I was told if I couldn’t hack it, I should hand in my uniform.’ Volunteers share suicidal thoughts after fighting bushfires The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/i-was-told-if-i-couldnt-hack-it-i-should-hand-in-my-uniform-volunteers-share-suicidal-thoughts-after-fighting-bushfires-171486

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