Mental health experts urge residents to seek help early as bushfire crisis continues

Kate McIlwain
Updated January 9 2020 - 12:07pm, first published January 8 2020 - 3:30pm
Breaking point: Front-line firefighters can be extremely resilient, but UOW researcher Natalie Matosin says it is important to remember that "everyone has a breaking point" as the bushfire crisis continues. Picture: Sylvia Liber.
Breaking point: Front-line firefighters can be extremely resilient, but UOW researcher Natalie Matosin says it is important to remember that "everyone has a breaking point" as the bushfire crisis continues. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

The unfolding bushfire crisis could have far-reaching effects on mental health, and is likely to push many people to the point where they need to seek professional help.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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