Tammie’s story: Supporting veterans by starting the conversation earlier
Photo description: Young Tammie standing next to her dad as a child. Content note: This story discusses suicide. Growing up as the daughter of a career Navy officer, Tammie Horton saw first-hand how service life can shape not just the individual in uniform, but the...
Strength in culture – Growing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander MHFA Program
Karen Bates is a Barkindji woman and Executive Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs at Mental Health First Aid. With more than 26 years’ experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing across clinical,...
Ian’s story: From service to support
Content note: This story discusses suicide. When Ian joined the Air Force in 1968, it marked the beginning of a lifelong commitment to service. Over the next five decades, he served 37 years full-time and another 15 in the reserves, building a career that spanned...
Free mental health training extended for veterans and their families
22 September 2025: Veterans and their families will continue to have access to free mental health literacy and suicide prevention training, with the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs extending funding for Mental Health Protect through to 30 June...
Dan’s Story
How burnout became a mission to help others It took an almost out-of-body experience during a meeting for Dan to recognise that his working hours were unsustainable. Burnt out and disconnected, he realised something had to change. Dan had been working in the...
