Award-winning trauma recovery program airs March 16th
March 10, 2010The premiere satellite broadcast of the Rural Health Education Foundation’s international award winning trauma recovery program is scheduled for Tuesday 16th March.
Recovery from Trauma: What Works was the only program outside North America to win a “FREDDIE” statuette at the prestigious 2009 International Health and Medical Media Awards.
Recovery from Trauma: What Works, a half-hour program co-produced with the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (ACPMH), is intended for people who have experienced a traumatic event, or are close to someone who has, and need help to cope with the experience.
First local broadcast of world class documentary
“Up to 65 per cent of Australians are likely to experience or witness an event which threatens their life or safety, or that of others,” says Rural Health Education Foundation CEO Don Perlgut. “This new program - which has been formally recognised as world class - is designed to help trauma sufferers to better understand the symptoms they may be experiencing.”
“It will also assist them and their families to make more informed decisions about the most appropriate care and treatment,” Mr Perlgut says. “In addition to the premiere broadcast on March 16th, we’re delighted to be able to provide this award-winning program for free on DVD, courtesy of funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.”
Presented by experts
Recovery from Trauma: What Works features a number of expert speakers from the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (ACPMH) in Melbourne: Professor Mark Creamer, Director; Associate Professor David Forbes, Clinical Director; Dr John Cooper, Psychiatrist; Ms Anne-Laure Couineau, Psychologist; and Ms Andrea Phelps, Clinical Psychologist.
Broadcast details
Recovery from Trauma: What Works will be broadcast across the Rural Health Education Foundation’s satellite television network on Tuesday 16th March 2010 at 8.00pm (AEDT), with repeats at 8.00pm Perth time that same evening (three hours later) and 12.30pm on Friday 19th March. This is a pre-recorded program.
Also available free on DVD and via web-streaming
Free DVDs of this program are available thanks to generous funding by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. To order your free DVD, ensure you are logged in to the Foundation website and click the ‘add to cart’ button on the Recovery from Trauma: What Works program summary page.
The program is also available free on the Internet for viewing via web-streamed video or listening via an audio podcast.
Program funding
Recovery from Trauma: What Works was produced in association with the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
About trauma recovery
Traumatic events involve actual or threatened death or serious injury to self or others and evoke feelings of fear, helplessness or horror. It could be a serious accident, physical or sexual assault, war, torture or a natural disaster.
Most people recover after a traumatic event without serious problems, but some develop more severe and persistent symptoms like Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Approximately 250,000 Australians experience PTSD in any one year, with up to five per cent of the population having PTSD at some point in their lives. Without effective treatment, PTSD can become a chronic and debilitating condition, and it carries a higher suicide risk than any other anxiety disorder.
More information
For more information about the Recovery from Trauma: What Works broadcast - including presenter details, access instructions and associated educational resources - go to the online program summary, or contact the Foundation.