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Welcome to the Black Dog Institute Bush Fire Support Service

Alcohol use

This set of questions consider your relationship with alcohol and drinking behaviours.

Answer the following questions about your alcohol use during the past 12 months. "Alcoholic beverages" refer to beer, wine, spirits, etc. Please answer in terms of "standard drinks".

Take a free mental health check

Our quick and easy mental health check has been designed with Emergency Service Workers and their adult family members in mind. It will provide insight into how you’re feeling right now, and give an indication of whether you are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress.

Mental health challenges following stressful or traumatic events are normal, common and treatable.

Your check-in report will help you understand your current symptoms and provide a range of flexible and evidence-based support options depending on your circumstances, including:

Information and resources on managing your symptoms

A confidential mental health app

The option of a consultation with our expert clinical team.

This report is also a great tool to help start a conversation with your GP.

The Grant Program for Emergency Services Workers trauma Care, including PTSD support services, is funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs.

Your responses are anonymous and confidential. If you would prefer to speak to someone over the phone to do your mental health check, you can call us on (02) 8627 3314 (Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm). If you are in a crisis and need to speak to somebody outside of these hours, then you can call the Lifeline Bushfire Recovery line on 13 43 57.

Please read our full Terms of Use and Privacy Policy here.

Here are a few optional questions to help us improve our service.
All responses are confidential.
This service is currently only available to adults 18 and over.
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Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by:

Or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down?

(e.g. reading the newspaper or watching television)

Or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more
than usual?

It sounds like you might be having a difficult time at the moment.

If you're in distress or need someone to talk to, you can contact Lifeline anytime on 13 11 14, or chat online.

Please call 000 immediately if you or someone else is in immediate danger.
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Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by:

The following questions are about trauma-related symptoms. As a first responder we understand that you are likely to be exposed to many potentially
traumatic events, the following questions ask you to focus on the most stressful/distressing.

You can skip these questions if you've not experienced a trauma.

What is trauma? i Trauma is a response to an event or experience that feels overwhelming, frightening, or deeply distressing. It often involves a threat to a person’s safety, life, or sense of security. Trauma can happen directly, be witnessed, or be experienced indirectly — such as learning about a traumatic event affecting someone else. People experience trauma in different ways. What feels traumatic to one person might not to another. What matters most is the impact — trauma can affect a person’s sense of safety, emotional wellbeing, and ability to function in everyday life.

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How much have the following symptoms bothered you since the trauma/stressful event:

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Thank you for completing the mental health check.

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