Fortem Australia
Canberra, ACT
Mental Health
About Fortem Australia
Fortem Australia are a not for profit organisation supporting First Responders and their families. The people who protect and care for our community.
We were established in mid-2019 to fill a need for first responders and their families. The devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-2020, and the associated trauma endured by first responder families, further intensified the need for urgent mental health and wellbeing support for these members of our community.
We are a national not-for-profit organisation with a community approach. We use research and best practice to develop wellbeing activities, community engagement and psychological support that support the mental health and wellbeing of the people who work in our national security and emergency responder communities. This means supporting their families too.
We operate with a family-first approach. Family members are dealing with things like shift work, lone parenting, worry about their loved one at work, not to mention the impact of the first responder’s stress or trauma. All of these things can take a toll on the family unit.
We exist to connect first responder families, to create healthier, more resilient families.