Summer 2021
Introducing: Peak Fortem Hear from our partners at Fortem about their new mental fitness toolkit designed for first responders
We all need to work on our mental fitness, just as we need to do workouts to maintain our physical fitness. Mental fitness is about building up your ability to stay well. It is a positive and proactive approach to taking care of your mental health so that you can be at your best and feel ready to take on whatever challenges life throws your way.
that the first responder community face, Fortem Australia teamed up with a leading UK mental fitness social enterprise to develop a mental fitness toolkit, which is specifically designed to help
But mental fitness doesn’t just happen. There are a number of ways to practise the skills you need to develop the Supporting you & your family healthy habits Fortem Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that promote that supports the mental fitness and wellbeing of general first responder families. wellbeing and improve Fortem’s services are free of charge for first responders and their families, your overall performance. Join wellbeing activities, access clinical support High level services, and use practical resources to learn more athletes about how to be well, and stay well. have been using these more than 300,000 Australian techniques for years, in order first responders and their to unlock potential and gain families be well, and stay well. an advantage over their opponents. This mental fitness We can all use these strategies toolkit, Peak Fortem, provides simple, practical strategies to help us be at our best. for building mental fitness. After seeing the challenges When you incorporate these
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strategies into your day, you help yourself to be happier and healthier. The website consists of a series of videos and resources that show you how to check in with yourself, challenge your thoughts and behaviours, and make healthy changes. Peak Fortem is free for all first responders and their families to access with no sign up required. The toolkit is an important addition to the mental fitness and wellbeing services that Fortem provides for first responders and families, which include wellbeing activities, psychology support and care coordination, as well as resources that help you learn more about mental wellbeing. Try it out, and learn more @ www.peakfortem.org.au
