Impact Report
Our Group Impact Report is now available!
Celebrating the incredible impact you’ve made over the past 12 months.
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Military and Emergency Services Health Australia (MESHA) is a profit-for-purpose research, training and programs centre that supports the mental health and wellbeing of current and former Australian military members, emergency service personnel and their families. We conduct co-designed and impact-driven research in priority areas of unmet need, and embed lived experience in the design and delivery of our training and programs to ensure authentic and sustainable wellbeing outcomes for our service communities.Â
Our Research
Promoting positive mental health in early career emergency services volunteers
Year Commenced April 2020
Accumulative stress response in female emergency service first responders
Year Commenced February 2018
After the Fires: Supporting the Ongoing Wellbeing and Resilience of Australia’s First Responders Following the 2019-20 Bushfires
Year Commenced June 2020
An evaluation of the use of service dogs as a treatment adjunct for PTSD
Year Commenced 2016
Art therapy for Defence and Emergency Service with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS)
Year Commenced February 2018
Latest News
Service men unite for ANZAC Day
The best of Australia’s emergency services and Australian Defence Force will face off once again at Adelaide Oval as this year’s curtain raiser to the AFL’s ANZAC commemorative round.
MESHA's morning tea 2025
We would love for you to join us for MESHA’s annual morning tea!
Program spotlight: Service Cultural Awareness Training
MESHA offers a comprehensive, full-day training program that supports organisations, health care providers and individuals working alongside military or first responders.
Veteran support at the Jamie Larcombe Centre
MESHA has proudly provided a $100,000 grant to the Jamie Larcombe Centre to support military members and veterans at their toughest time.
