The Emergency Services Foundation 'Better Together' Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.