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Peak Fortem: Mental fitness toolkit
Introducing: Peak Fortem
Hear from our partners at Fortem about their new mental fitness toolkit designed for first responders
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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 that the first responder at your best and feel ready to community face, Fortem take on whatever challenges Australia teamed up with a life throws your way. leading UK mental fitness But mental fitness doesn’t just social enterprise to develop a happen. There are a number mental fitness toolkit, which is of ways to practise the skills specifically designed to help you need to develop the Supporting you & your family healthy habits that promote general wellbeing Fortem Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that supports the mental fitness and wellbeing of first responder families. and improve Fortem’s services are free of charge for first your overall responders and their families, performance. High level athletes Join wellbeing activities, access clinical support services, and use practical resources to learn more about how to be well, and stay well. have been using these techniques for years, in order more than 300,000 Australian to unlock potential and gain first responders and their an advantage over their families be well, and stay well. opponents. This mental fitness We can all use these strategies toolkit, Peak Fortem, provides to help us be at our best. simple, practical strategies After seeing the challenges for building mental fitness. When you incorporate these 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.
