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Sergeant Andrew Summers in front of a F-35A Lightning II at 2 Operational Conversion Unit, RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Squadron Leader Bruce Chalmers. Photo by Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

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Breaking the stigma of PTSD

10/10/202328/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 520 Views 0 Comments No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, PTSD, RAAF Williamtown, World Mental Health Day

Sergeant Andrew Summers, of 2 Operational Conversion Unit at RAAF Base Williamtown in NSW, is an example of how proactive

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Retired Australian Army officer and artist Mike Armstrong stands in front of a photograph he produced as part of a photographic exhibition titled 'Voices of Veterans' at the National Press Gallery in Canberra. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Exhibition a voice for veterans

29/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1145 Views 0 Comments PTSD, Veterans Care

Death by “a thousand cuts” was how veteran, and recently retired Army signals officer, Mike Armstrong described his PTSD. CAPTION:

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PTSD unmasked – subject Trooper David Nicholson – makeup by Ambah de Smet – photography by Justin Marshall, JM Photography.

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NOT ALL WOUNDS ARE VISIBLE!

24/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7575 Views 0 Comments PTSD

If a picture paints a thousand words, these pictures speak volumes for our veterans suffering from PTSD, according to the

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Soldiers operate a vehicle check point on a road in East Timor, 1999. Photo by Corporal Brian Hartigan.

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What is PTSD?

22/06/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3924 Views 1 Comment PTSD

. Welcome to a new series on ‘wellness’ especially tailored to the ex-Defence community – brought to you by NJF

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Two-year intensive PTSD trial launched

03/02/201703/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3739 Views 0 Comments arrest, mental health, PTSD

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Dan Tehan today officially launched the trial of a new intensive treatment program

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The best family anyone could ask for

05/03/201610/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3024 Views 2 Comments Overwatch, PTSD

. Hi there, My first point I’d like to bring up is the one about brotherhood, the bonds formed whilst

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PTSD and the ‘stigma’ of mental health

25/02/201610/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3535 Views 0 Comments PTSD

We see it all around us. Some of us live it and breath it. Some of us see it every

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