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Journal article
Managing the impact of workplace trauma for Australian first responders: Harmonizing policy and practice
Public money & management, Vol.45(5), pp.414-423
2025
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Abstract
Police, fire, ambulance, and emergency services workers face an increased exposure to traumatic events while at work, negatively affecting their mental health, and with broader financial, legal, and moral implications for the public sector organizations that employ them. To better support these workers, and to mitigate the potential financial burden resulting from workers’ compensation claims, many first responder organizations are implementing wellbeing initiatives. This article examines the efficacy of an initiative for a sample of 530 frontline and administrative first responders, working in one state jurisdiction in Australia. The results indicate that wellbeing programmes moderate the impact of trauma on stress for frontline workers. However, the study also highlights that team belongingness and managerial support play a key role in shaping first responder’s psychological distress. The implication of this article is that first responder organizations can realize more profound benefits from crafting a supportive and positive team and organizational climate.
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- Title
- Managing the impact of workplace trauma for Australian first responders: Harmonizing policy and practice
- Creators
- Aglae Hernandez Grande - Edith Cowan Univ, Joondalup, WA, AustraliaFleur Sharafizad - Edith Cowan UniversityBen Farr-Wharton - Edith Cowan UniversityYvonne Brunetto - Southern Cross UniversityMatthew Richman - Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management (Australia, Tasmania)
- Publication Details
- Public money & management, Vol.45(5), pp.414-423
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 10
- Identifiers
- 991013261010302368
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s)
- Academic Unit
- Management; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article