Mental health and wellbeing in young adult fire and emergency service volunteers

Amanda Taylor; Jane Cocks; Sharon Lawn; David Lawrence; Wavne Rikkers; Louise Roberts; Maureen C. Ashe; Alexander McFarlane; Rachel Roberts; Paul Delfabbro; Holly Caruso; Miranda Van Hooff

Mental health and wellbeing in young adult fire and emergency service volunteers

Amanda Taylor
, Jane Cocks
, Sharon Lawn
, David Lawrence
, Wavne Rikkers
, Louise Roberts
, Maureen C. Ashe
, Alexander McFarlane
, Rachel Roberts
, Paul Delfabbro
, Holly Caruso
, Miranda Van Hooff

College of Medicine and Public Health

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Abstract

In Australia and New Zealand, fire and emergency services organisations call on volunteers to protect local communities. To ensure the viability of these essential resources, it is crucial to involve volunteers in roles that can be sustained.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-30
Number of pages	2
Journal	Australian Journal of Emergency Management
Volume	36
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021

Keywords

emergency services
firefighters
young adults
mental health
Positive Mental Health in Young Emergency Service Volunteers

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Taylor, A., Cocks, J., Lawn, S., Lawrence, D., Rikkers, W., Roberts, L., Ashe, M. C., McFarlane, A., Roberts, R., Delfabbro, P., Caruso, H., & Van Hooff, M. (2021). Mental health and wellbeing in young adult fire and emergency service volunteers. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 36(4), 29-30. https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-october-2021-mental-health-and-wellbeing-in-young-adult-fire-and-emergency-service-volunteers/

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