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Military, Veterans' and Emergency Services Personnel Mental Health

Network Chair Dr Jonathan Lane
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The Military, and Veterans’ Mental Health Network promotes interest and expertise in the mental health of military veterans, serving armed forces members, and paid and voluntary serving and ex-serving emergency services personnel.

Our vision

To optimise the quality of life and wellbeing of our military, veterans, and emergency services personnel and their families.

Workforce

To raise, train, and sustain the psychiatric workforce to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our military, veterans and emergency services personnel in Australia and New Zealand.

Education and Research

Promoting collaborative educational content and resources for RANZCP trainees, fellows, and others. To promote and engage in research nationally and internationally to inform and develop the evidence-base around best practice mental health care.

Partnerships

To promote and develop national and international collaborations with research and industry groups to ensure best practice mental health care in MVESP.

Advocacy

To influence and advocate at government, organisational and social levels to ensure wellbeing and occupational longevity for MVESP.

Aims

The Network aims to:

  • Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge bi-nationally in relation to the mental health of military personnel, veterans and emergency services personnel. 
  • Promote and encourage the highest clinical and ethical standards in the delivery of mental health services to military personnel, veterans and emergency services personnel. 
  • Act as an expert reference group to provide feedback to the College on clinical matters pertinent to these groups. 
  • Promote and facilitate research relevant to the mental health of military personnel, veterans and emergency services personnel.
  • Promote further education and training of psychiatrists and trainees in relation to the mental health of military personnel, veterans and emergency services personnel. 
  • Assist the College in the preparation of relevant position statements and other memoranda. 
  • Identify and promote the role of psychiatrists in the multidisciplinary approach to military and veterans’ mental health and the mental health of emergency services personnel and participate in appropriate cross-sector initiatives. 

  • Identify, report and manage risks in accordance with College Policy.

  • Recommend models of care that will improve the quality of mental health services delivered to military personnel, veterans and emergency services personnel. 

Membership

Membership of the Network is open to all interested College Members, and other interested professionals working in the areas of military and veterans’ mental health and/or the mental health of emergency services personnel.

There are no fees to join the Network.

Join the Network via MyRANZCP [Member log in required]

Non-College members are eligible to join the Network following approval from the Board and on the recommendation of the Network Committee.

Military and Veteran Psychiatry Training Program (MVPTP)

The RANZCP is supported by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to fund training posts in health services that serve Australian defence force personnel. The Military and Veteran Psychiatry Training Program is open to current RANZCP trainees and Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs).

View the list of current MVPTP training posts.

Resources

NZCP Psych Matters podcast episodes

Network member research

If you or someone you know has been involved in research in this area, please contact memberhelp@ranzcp.org with your research so that we can share it with the Network. 

External resources

Contact

The Network Committee can be contacted via memberhelp@ranzcp.org.