Breaking Barriers, Changing Lives: Investigating Mental Health and Well-Being Among Victorian Women in Emergency Services

Miller, Manon C.; Waters, Krystina Mychelle; Inger, Elizabeth; Boyle, Alexis

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Breaking Barriers, Changing Lives: Investigating Mental Health and Well-Being Among Victorian Women in Emergency Services Public

This investigation provides the Emergency Services Foundation (ESF) of Melbourne, Victoria with information on the barriers preventing women in emergency services from seeking mental health support.This project included introductory interviews, a survey, and focused interviews and discussion groups. The main finding of this project was that to improve work culture, the biggest inhibitor of mental health and well-being of women in the emergency services, focus is needed towards bettering mental health literacy and interpersonal intelligence for line managers.

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